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.

stretched between them before she finally sighed, sagging against the door

“Elissa!”

at the hospital, Hadley was already waiting in the emergency center, having received the call

Elissa forced a weak, pained smile, but it did little to

friend—bruised, battered, barely holding herself together. Questions burned on

only thing that mattered was getting Elissa the medical attention

𝒊𝓢 𝒅𝒆𝓯𝓮𝑛𝒅𝓮𝒓 ga l no v els

softly. “Let’s get you checked out.” Elissa nodded, allowing herself to

were surface-level contusions, but the swelling

this injury. The impact was dangerously close to your eyeball…” He exhaled sharply before adding, “You could’ve lost

Elissa swallowed hard.

cases, hesitated before asking, “Was it your partner who did

drained from Elissa’s

the confirmation

out of your life. There are plenty of good men in the 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 efficiency. “You’ll need an IV and