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.

she lifted

doubt, Hadley saw it—two

as she clasped her hand over her mouth, a surge of exhilaration

was a positive

She was indeed expecting!

had hoped for this, but she hadn’t expected it to be

been since she and Eric had been

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two months into their marriage, having been intimate only a few times, and

joy, Hadley found

from the morning’s missteps faded; all was

to worry about lowering

surged through Hadley as she whispered gratefully,

you as well,” she added

she was ready to let go of all past grievances against him.