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

Chapter 805:

It was past nine, and dinner on the table had already grown cold.

Hadley, too drained to reheat anything and lacking appetite due to her pregnancy, settled for some soup instead. After finishing, she felt moderately satisfied.

She went upstairs, took a leisurely shower, and noticed it was already ten o’clock.

A frown crossed her face as she wondered whether Eric planned to stay out all night again.

Lying in bed, she absently scrolled through her phone, but suddenly froze. A new post from Megan had appeared in her social feed—a photo taken at what seemed like a lively social event.

In the image, a man sat at the long bar counter, facing the bartender, head slightly tilted as he sipped from a clear glass.

Megan leaned affectionately against him, her arm wrapped snugly around his. She smiled brightly toward the camera, her fingers shaped into a heart, directed unmistakably at him.

beneath read simply: “Us,

her thoughts

sank in—Eric hadn’t returned home because he was

her memory—”Since Eric doesn’t truly care about you, I won’t bother holding back.” Clearly, Megan

silently set her phone aside, rolled over, and forced herself into a restless

checked her phone, realizing it was five

𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳 𝒑𝓮𝓻𝒎𝒊𝓼𝓼𝒊𝓸𝓷 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 g𝓪l𝗇ov𝒆𝗅𝓈.𝓬om

come back all

head downstairs

she reached the kitchen, a noise at the front door caught her attention. Thinking the

Eric who stood at the door. Their eyes met suddenly in startled silence—hers wide with surprise, his quickly lowering. Eric gave a faint, distant smile, swiftly breaking eye contact as he

softly, her

waited all night for this moment—she needed answers,

you call me?” Eric turned slowly, eyes softening as he looked

she could speak, he continued smoothly, “You wouldn’t even talk to