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

Chapter 736:

Over the phone, Hadley gave a concise rundown of the previous night’s incident. “And then… I woke up at the hospital.”

“That’s not a good sign,” Dr. Duncan said, concern threading through his voice. “You’re at the peak of your ovulation period. The medication might have been too aggressive this time. Hadley, if you still don’t conceive this time… I wouldn’t recommend taking it again.”

Hadley forced out a response, her voice barely above a whisper. “Alright. We’ll see. Thank you, Dr. Duncan.”

The call ended with a soft click. Hadley lowered the phone to her lap, staring at the screen. The more she reached for something, the further it seemed to slip from her grasp.

But before she could dwell on the thought for long, voices outside her door drew her attention. Eric arrived at the hospital, his presence commanding even in his disheveled state. The exhaustion from a hangover weighed on him, but it was nothing compared to the sharp worry in his eyes.

His voice was low, rough from tension. “How is my wife? What caused her to faint?”

responded, “From an initial assessment, Mrs. Flynn appears to be physically

nodding once before pushing the

a glass of

her fingers trembling slightly around the cup. Eric didn’t move at first. He just stood there, staring. Her

𝗎𝗇𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗍𝗁 𝗏𝗂𝖺 g𝖺‎𝗅‎﹒‎𝗇‎𝗈‎﹒‎ν‎𝖊‎𝗅‎𝘀‎﹒‎ⅽ‎𝗈‎﹒‎𝗆

so small, so delicate, like she could shatter with just a gentle touch. His chest tightened, guilt coiling around his ribs

moved forward, sitting on the edge of the bed. Without a word, he reached for her

“Hadley… I’m sorry.”

had ignored her calls. On purpose. Because of jealousy. Because of his own damn

be met with silence. What had she felt in that moment? And if the cleaning lady hadn’t come

to imagine what could have

forward, wrapping his arms around her—blanket and