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

Chapter 759:

Joy’s voice was soft, but there was something different in her tone this time. Hugging her plush toy tightly, Joy hesitated before asking, “Are you and Dad apart now? Will you never be together again?”

“Why do you ask that, sweetheart?” Hadley asked gently, studying Joy’s expression.

Joy was still so young—did she even understand what she was talking about?

“Because… Dad never comes to our house.” Joy lowered her gaze, hugging her plush a little tighter. “Tyler said… when it’s like this, it means Mom and Dad are separated.” Tyler Warren—her little playmate from the neighborhood—had always looked out for her.

He was the one who had first introduced Joy to the idea of a dad, filling in the gaps Hadley had tried to shield her from.

Hadley sighed inwardly. Joy was growing up. The days of brushing things off with simple distractions were slipping away.

“Joy.”

the two tiny buns and pulled her daughter into a gentle

certain reasons,

head up, her big eyes blinking inquisitively. “What about

her age, she was

response. “Mom doesn’t know yet. It’s not something Mom

furrowed. “Why? Is it because Dad

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felt a bead of sweat forming at the nape of

Joy whispered, her tiny arms tightening around Hadley. Her voice was filled with unwavering

clips on the table, she carefully pinned one

time for breakfast!” Hadley scooped Joy into her arms.

throwing her arms around Hadley’s

breakfast, Hadley and Melba took Joy downtown, heading straight to a children’s clothing store. They had perfect timing—the holiday sales were in full swing, and they managed to