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

Chapter 724:

“I will,” Ernest replied, though his attention remained on Elissa.

His usual composed demeanor softened just a fraction as he looked at her.

When he finally spoke, his voice was quieter, gentler. “Get some rest.”

Elissa blinked, momentarily caught off guard. She lowered her gaze slightly, her voice almost shy. “I will. Thank you, Mr. Flynn.”

Ernest pressed his lips together. “You’re welcome.”

But even as he said it, the words felt undeserved. Because if this was all he could do for her… and it still wasn’t enough.

hospital bed, the soft hum of the IV drip filling the silence. Hadley sat

sorry for troubling you,” Elissa murmured,

are you saying?” she lightly scolded. “Haven’t you done enough for me before?” Friendship wasn’t

Then, carefully, Hadley spoke again. “I don’t want to

going to keep letting yourself be dragged down by a man like that? He’s a liar, a manipulator—hell, he’s

just some man.” She took a sharp breath and then forced

check

What?

stare. Then, suddenly, everything clicked. Of course. It all made sense now. Elissa had never been the type to interfere in someone else’s marriage. She never would

choked sound, pressing her trembling fingers to her lips. “He wasn’t like this before,”

youth, a time when love felt invincible. They were a perfect match—admired, envied, the kind of couple others spoke of in hushed awe. Their families, well-matched in wealth and influence, had welcomed the union with open arms. Everything seemed to

the night of her wedding, the dream she had cherished shattered in an

she had believed. But as dawn broke, the world around her