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.

wavered slightly, but her resolve didn’t. Her eyes, slightly red-rimmed, held a quiet storm. “I don’t

brows furrowed, a flicker of something unreadable passing through his

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“Exactly. And yet, I’m the one

“Linda…”

but her eyes shimmered with unshed tears. “I’m exhausted. I have a new assignment. I need time. Space. A chance to clear my

her expression unreadable. “For once,

between them,

he said, his voice low. “But wherever you go, let me know. Just so

out a small, scoffing breath. “As if you don’t already know.” Her lips curled into a sad, knowing smile. “Every person on my team works

tightened her grip on the suitcase and walked away. Not once did