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

Chapter 723:

Ernest let out a sharp breath, incredulous. “Drop you off?”

His frustration was evident now. “So that man can find you again? Hurt you again?”

Elissa’s breath caught.

He had pieced it together without her saying a word?

“Elissa.” His voice was gentler this time, the edge gone. “I don’t do things halfway. If I’m helping you, I’m seeing it through. We’re going to the hospital.”

“But—” She faltered. The idea of him accompanying her, of being involved at all, felt… too much. She didn’t deserve such kindness, truly.

Almost as if sensing her unease, he added, “You don’t trust me? How about this? When we get there, I’ll call Hadley, and she will stay with you. You trust Hadley, don’t you?”

That left her with no room to argue.

sighed, sagging against the door in reluctant surrender. She couldn’t refuse him

“Elissa!”

waiting

pained smile, but

sight of her friend—bruised, battered, barely holding herself together. Questions burned

mattered was getting Elissa the medical

𝒅𝒆𝓯𝓮𝑛𝒅𝓮𝒓 ga l no v

said softly. “Let’s get you checked

her injuries were surface-level contusions, but the swelling around her

her closely, his expression darkening. “You need to be careful with this injury. The impact was dangerously close to your eyeball…” He exhaled sharply

Elissa swallowed hard.

cases, hesitated before asking, “Was it your partner

color drained

all the confirmation he needed. His jaw

world. And even if you never meet one, you don’t need a man to survive.” As he spoke, he scribbled out a prescription with swift