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

Chapter 565:

“Steady now, Hadley! Steady!” she chided herself, trying to tame the whirlwind of her emotions.

She could settle her nerves with a quick trip to the pharmacy. With the evening’s performance still hours away, Hadley slipped out during a break in rehearsals and made her way to a nearby drugstore. After purchasing what she needed, she hurried back to the dance studio, her heart thudding like a drum as she locked herself in a bathroom stall and unwrapped the pregnancy test.

She pored over the instructions with care, following each step as if it…

Were it a sacred ritual,

Then, closing her eyes, she pressed her hands together, her lips moving in a silent plea.

“Please, oh please,” she whispered to herself. “Please let it show two lines.”

If it did, she might finally be free from the shadow of Eric’s ever-changing moods!

Five agonizing minutes ticked by.

lifted the test with trembling fingers. And there, staring back at her,

doubt, Hadley saw it—two distinct

her hand over her mouth,

a positive

She was indeed expecting!

she hadn’t expected it to be

it been since she and

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first pregnancy with Joy, the ease of it all echoed similarly. Barely two months into their marriage, having been intimate

Hadley found

the morning’s missteps faded; all was now right in her world. She

worry about lowering herself before

excitement surged through Hadley as she whispered gratefully, “Thank

thank you as

of all past grievances against him. The