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.”

finished tying the two tiny buns and pulled her daughter into a

Dad… well, for certain reasons, we’re not living together right

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

her age, she was

“Mom doesn’t know yet.

it because Dad doesn’t want

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of sweat forming at the nape of her neck. This was getting

her tiny arms tightening around Hadley. Her voice was filled with unwavering sincerity.

the hair clips on the table, she carefully pinned one on each side of

time for breakfast!” Hadley scooped Joy into her

throwing her arms around Hadley’s neck as they headed for the dining

Joy downtown, heading straight to a children’s clothing store. They had perfect timing—the