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.

the hospital bed, the soft hum of the IV drip filling the silence. Hadley sat beside her, arms crossed,

you,” Elissa

scolded. “Haven’t you done enough for me before?” Friendship wasn’t about keeping

again. “I don’t want

frustration flashing in her eyes. “Elissa, are you really going to keep letting yourself be dragged down by a man like that? He’s a liar, a manipulator—hell, he’s a married man! And now,

and then forced the words out, as if saying them aloud made

– check

What?

everything clicked. Of course. It all made sense now. Elissa had

to her lips. “He wasn’t like this before,” she

spoke of in hushed awe. Their families, well-matched in wealth and influence, had welcomed the union with open arms. Everything seemed to align, as

the night of her wedding, the dream she

the night in the arms of her lover—or so she had believed. But as dawn broke, the world around her crumbled. The door