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.

the sight of her friend made her chest tighten. Elissa lay still, body wrapped in bandages, her face pale against the stark white sheets.

echoed in her

“Hadley!”

searching. “Where are you? Why… why is it so dark? Didn’t you

“Elissa…”

herself, but her voice betrayed

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crept through her chest like

“My eyes…”

willing herself to find

her, and suddenly, the air felt

couldn’t bring herself to answer. Her

turning shallow. “No…

her shoulders, trying to steady her. “It’s not certain!

shot up, fingers trembling as they clawed