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

Chapter 698:

Ernest seemed to read the situation instantly. He stood, straightening his coat.

“Hadley, I’ll leave Eric to you,” he said. “I’m going to check on Linda.”

Hadley met his gaze, hesitating for only a fraction of a second before nodding.

“Okay.”

She remained seated, watching as Ernest walked away. His steps were firm, purposeful.

The worry that had been clouding her mind all night suddenly felt… misplaced.

What was she even worrying about?

The one who should be concerned wasn’t her, and it wasn’t her turn…

A tired sigh escaped her lips. She leaned back in the chair, closing her eyes. The exhaustion she had been holding at bay finally crept in, numbing her thoughts.

away from

“Hadley… Hadley?”

blinked awake, her mind sluggish from exhaustion. The overhead fluorescent

arms crossed, his expression caught somewhere

Eric was in surgery, and she was out here sleeping? Didn’t she care at

briskly. “The surgery is over. Mr. Flynn

“Oh, okay.”

tales

breath caught, and any remaining drowsiness vanished instantly. She looked up and, sure enough, the doors to the operating room were open. At some point, Ernest had returned. He was standing

be transferred directly to a VIP ward,” the doctor said. His

to worry about. He will need time to recover, but rest assured,

Ernest nodded, his tone

forward, her voice soft

“Ernest?”

her face. His

regular ward. We can see him