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

Chapter 747:

“Elissa!”

Before Hadley could reach her, the door swung open and Ernest stepped in just as Elissa nearly collided with him. Disoriented and desperate, she grabbed his arms, mistaking him for the doctor.

“Doctor!” she pleaded. “Please—save me! Check my eyes! I can’t be blind! I need to see!”

Ernest’s jaw tightened, his throat working around an unspoken emotion. He held her trembling frame, brows knitting together. Then, in a low, steady voice, he murmured, “Okay.”

In the next instant, he delivered a precise chop to the back of her neck.

Elissa’s breath hitched. Her body sagged, her frantic gasps fading into silence as her eyelids fluttered shut. Ernest caught her easily, lifting her in his arms as though she weighed nothing.

“Ernest…” Hadley’s voice trembled with relief. “Pull back the covers!”

He set Elissa gently on the bed

don’t know what I would have done

didn’t answer. His gaze remained fixed on Elissa’s fragile form, his expression dark and

Hadley hurried out to

watching over Elissa. The knowledge that her own husband did this to her twisted inside him

by ga ln o vels .

Elissa’s limbs, taking necessary precautions in case of any violent

room, Hadley and

his brow furrowed in concern, asked, “Is it possible

Ernest clarified, seeking further details. “Her parents, I mean.

was another shake of her

knew about Elissa’s background. “Elissa’s parents divorced when she was young. Her mother gained custody, and they moved abroad. Her