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

Chapter 771

Chapter 771:

She turned, checking the other rooms one by one. The result was the same.

“No… something’s not right.” Her face paled as she murmured, shaking her head.

“What’s not right?” Eric asked, trailing behind her.

“Where is she?” Linda’s head snapped up as she fixed him with a sharp gaze. “There are obvious signs that someone was staying here! Where did you hide her?”

The rooms had been tidied—but hastily, as if someone had swept away all traces in a hurry. She was certain of it. That woman, along with every last belonging, had been whisked out of sight.

Ernest’s brow creased. “Linda, you’re imagining things. There’s no one—”

“Ah!” Linda let out a cry of frustration, her chest heaving. “Eric, we’ve known each other since childhood! Can you really stand there and lie to my face? Is your loyalty only to Ernest now? Are you going to help him cover this up and deceive me?”

“Linda…”

her cheeks. “I am

“Linda.”

sound echoed through the hallway—Ernest coming up the stairs, his cane tapping

out and took Linda’s wrist. “What do you expect Eric to say? I let you in. I let you look

bitter laugh escaped her lips.

𝗷𝓾𝓼𝓽

as she fixed Ernest with an unwavering glare. “You got ahead of me—I didn’t catch that woman,” she admitted, her voice laced with cold certainty. “And now I know that after tonight, Ernest will be even more guarded, sealing every possible crack before

and I both know whether or not

her hand from his grip, spun around, and strode toward the stairs. Ernest

“I’ll take you home.”

as a glance back, Linda took a deep breath, steadying herself.

she descended swiftly, her figure disappearing into

brothers stood