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

Chapter 653:

“Back!”

What just happened?

Hadley was taken aback. Joy was usually such a well-behaved child, and now she was openly defying her mother for the first time. Was it because of Eric, a man who had never played a significant role in her life?

A shadow fell over Hadley’s face. “Joy, I asked you to remove those hairpins. Did you not hear me?”

Seeing her mother’s serious demeanor, Joy shivered; it was unfamiliar to see her mother so stern.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and her bottom lip trembled.

“You’re not being fair, Mommy! Waaah…”

Upset, she dashed into her room, saying, “I don’t want to talk to Mommy anymore!”

“Joy!”

by Joy’s

“What’s going on here?”

by the

Hadley quickly, attempting to ease the tension. “It’s not ideal for Joy to accept gifts like that, but this shouldn’t cause a rift between you two over an outsider. She’s just a child; perhaps a

“You’re right.”

overreaction, Hadley felt a

inadvertently directed her anger towards Eric at Joy. She paused at Joy’s door, took a deep breath to collect herself, and said softly, “Joy, Mommy’s coming

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Joy curled up under her blanket on the

smile, Hadley said, “It’s Mommy. I came to

appeared from under the blanket, gazing up

Hadley’s voice was soft, her eyes slightly

Joy spoke softly, her voice tinged with vulnerability as she nestled into Hadley’s

mother and her daughter, resentment

please don’t be mad. It

sorry.” Hadley’s voice was laden with regret as she held her daughter

they embraced, easing Hadley’s