Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can't Afford Me by Thedora Birnir

Chapter 555:

Hadley was already in bed, her breathing slow and steady, but he wasn’t convinced she was fully asleep.

Moving quietly, he entered the walk-in closet, retrieved a set of clothes, and returned to sit at the edge of the bed.

He hesitated for a second, then spoke softly, not wanting to startle her. “Hey.”

No response. But he wasn’t fooled. The slight flutter of her eyelashes gave her away.

He continued anyway. “Linda is staying in the guest room downstairs tonight. I took a set of your clothes for her. Do you think this set is okay?”

At that, Hadley’s eyes slowly opened. She didn’t look at the clothes. Instead, she let out a quiet chuckle, her voice tinged with amusement and mild irritation. “I was just about to fall asleep, and you woke me up for this? Why does it even matter?”

Eric reached for her hand, feeling the slight tension in her fingers. “Because they’re your clothes,” he said gently. “I figured I should ask you.”

a soft, lazy

the decisions, not me. Didn’t you

because—” His expression darkened slightly as he lowered his voice. “It’s late, she was upset, and she refused to

of him,

didn’t bother arguing. It

urgent—I didn’t have time to ask you. That was my mistake…” He paused,

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could tell she wasn’t exactly thrilled after everything

these clothes,” he added, glancing at the neatly folded set in his hands. “I noticed you hadn’t even removed the tags,

exhaled sharply, waving a dismissive hand. “Go on. She’s waiting, isn’t she? Don’t keep

was indifferent, but Eric felt no relief. In fact,

that she was letting

arched a brow when she noticed he was still sitting there. “Why are you still here?

a second before finally standing up.

“Mhm.”