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

Chapter 746:

“Doctor.” Hadley hurried forward, her pulse quickening. “How is my friend?”

The doctor’s frown deepened, his expression unreadable. “Her other injuries are treatable,” he said, his voice hesitant, “however… her liver damage is more severe than we initially thought.”

The doctor sighed before asking, “Where is her family? No one came?”

Hadley froze. How could she possibly explain that Elissa’s husband was the one who had done this to her— that the person who should be by her side was the reason she was in the hospital at all?

“Let’s just focus on getting her admitted first.”

“All right.”

Without missing a beat, Ernest took over, handling the admission paperwork and ensuring Elissa was placed in a private room.

face pale against the stark white

doctor’s words echoed

“Hadley!”

voice was unsteady and weak, her fingers trembling as they reached out, searching. “Where are you?

“Elissa…”

steady herself,

ovels .

deep, gnawing unease crept through her chest like ice. Slowly, her hands moved upward,

“My eyes…”

her hand tightly, willing herself to find the right words—

crashed into her, and suddenly, the

hand, but she couldn’t bring herself to

Elissa’s voice wavered, her breaths turning shallow. “No… No, I can’t be…

Hadley gripped her shoulders, trying to steady her. “It’s not certain! Your eyes are just swollen—they

clawed at the bandages. “Then