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

Chapter 564:

As she reached the end of the staff corridor, her gaze fell upon Elissa. She wasn’t alone. Standing beside her was that man from before… Robin, if memory served.

“Speak your piece and be quick about it,” Elissa said icily, tilting her head with an air of impatience. “I’ve got work to do. Let’s not dawdle.”

“What’s with that tone of yours?” Robin snapped, his patience clearly wearing thin as a scowl creased his brow. “If you hadn’t blocked my number, do you think I would have bothered coming here?”

“Humph,” Elissa scoffed, her lips curling into a sneer. “You know, no one’s forcing you to show up!”

“You…”

Robin faltered, pointing at Elissa, momentarily at a loss for words. “I’m not here to bicker! I came to tell you to come home for dinner this weekend.”

The Torres family held a monthly gathering, a tradition no one dared skip.

Elissa smirked. So he still cared about keeping up appearances, did he?

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on

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“Yes.” Elissa nodded weakly.

with haste. “I’ll fetch

“Thank you,” Elissa murmured.

thank me,” Hadley replied with a reassuring

a cup in hand and passed it to Elissa. “It’s warm—it should help soothe you. I’ve also got some painkillers if

said with a faint smile, shaking

with Robin, the

give

Elissa managed a small