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.

against the door in reluctant surrender. She couldn’t refuse him now. Not after

“Elissa!”

waiting in the emergency

Elissa forced a weak, pained smile, but it

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

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

Elissa swallowed hard.

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cut that toxic partner 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