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

Chapter 630:

“Do you think I’m hiding someone at Lion Bay?”

Linda’s mouth opened, but no words came out. Despite her suspicions, she hadn’t found any concrete evidence of that.

Taking the silence as an opportunity, Nyla sighed. “Linda, you can’t be so quick to jump to conclusions over every little thing. Relationships aren’t built on constant suspicion.”

Linda’s frustration only deepened. She couldn’t explain it, couldn’t prove it, but her gut told her—”Something’s wrong. There has to be something wrong!”

Ernest hadn’t expected Linda to catch onto the purchase so quickly. Quentin was usually thorough, but it seemed Linda’s control over the Flynn family’s internal affairs had grown more extensive than he had realized.

“Linda,” Ernest exhaled sharply, his patience wearing thin. “What will it take for you to trust me?” His voice was laced with exasperation.

“You keep stirring up arguments—big and small. When does it stop?”

stared at him, stunned by

moment, something flickered in her gaze—hurt, maybe disappointment. And then, she said

“Marriage.”

fell over the

eyes turned to Linda,

herself before locking eyes with Ernest. “Ernest, you heard me.

Ernest didn’t respond.

𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠: gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⸰𝙘𝙤𝙢

Linda—but to Eric, and then to Hadley, as if searching for

“Ernest!”

emotion bleeding into every word. “I’m asking you a question! Why are you hesitating?” She stepped forward, her breath uneven, anger and

past Linda’s lips, sharp as a blade. “We should have been married long ago! But instead, I waited. And waited. Four long

few beats of silence passed before Ernest let out a quiet,

small nod. “Alright, let’s go with your decision… let’s get

she had been waiting for years to hear. For a moment, she simply stared at Ernest, unsure whether to believe it. Then, her vision blurred