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

Chapter 568:

It was both humiliating and incredibly painful, a sting that was new to him.

Hadley returned to her apartment to find Joy already tucked in for the night.

Melba, however, was still awake, seated on the sofa and folding laundry fresh from the dryer.

Noticing Hadley enter, Melba whispered, “Hey, you’re back? Joy’s asleep. Once I finish here, I’ll go sit with her.”

“Thank you for everything, Melba,” Hadley said earnestly.

It wasn’t mere courtesy; she meant every word.

Joy’s special needs demanded extra care, even during the late hours. Though Melba was compensated, tending to Joy’s nighttime routine required more than just a paycheck—it took genuine kindness.

“You’re too sweet,” Melba replied with a gentle laugh. “I raised my daughter on my own too, so I know how tough it can be sometimes.”

had navigated the challenges of single

I’ll go wash

bathroom, she called back, “I’ll stay with Joy

to the clothes she was folding,

girl was sprawled across the bed like a tiny frog,

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little snorer,” Hadley murmured, smiling fondly as she touched her

of perspiration dotting her brow, Hadley stretched out on the narrow bed beside her child, though

since returning to

she was expecting

daughter’s plump little fist. “My brave, strong darling—just a bit more time,

against

aroma of breakfast wafted through the

Joy and settling her on the

water first, sweetie,” she

ritual was something Hadley had taught