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

Chapter 730:

“Don’t eat it all,” she protested, pulling the bowl slightly away. “Save some for me too.”

Eric scoffed, shaking his head. “You’re impossible. How about I have this bowl, and I’ll just make you some more later?”

Their playful back-and-forth echoed softly through the hallway. Then, Linda emerged from her room, suitcase in hand, dressed as if she were heading somewhere far away.

Linda’s pace slowed when her gaze landed on them—Eric and Hadley, standing side by side in front of their room, sharing a bowl of yogurt.

She had once been so certain—so sure—that Ernest had loved Hadley. But she had been wrong. The woman he had truly loved… had been someone else entirely. And they had a child to prove it.

In the end, Linda had lost not only to Hadley—but also to someone she didn’t even know.

“Linda?” Ernest descended the stairs, his sharp gaze immediately landing on the suitcase clutched in her hand. His steps quickened. “Where are you going?” He reached her in an instant, his hand closing around her wrist before she could move.

of me.” Her voice wavered slightly, but her resolve didn’t. Her eyes, slightly red-rimmed, held a quiet storm. “I don’t belong here, Ernest. I never have. I’m

unreadable passing through his eyes. “Don’t be

“No one sees you as an outsider. Locke is just

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lips. “Exactly. And yet, I’m the one who has to

“Linda…”

tears. “I’m exhausted. I have a new assignment. I

unreadable. “For once, can you think

between them,

wherever you go, let me know. Just so

know.” Her lips curled

the suitcase and walked away. Not once did