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

Chapter 818:

Ernest slid a glance at Eric. “Hadley is expecting now—what is your next move?”

The undertone was a gentle prod toward walking down the aisle.

“I’ve got it in the works,” Eric replied, a sly smile tugging at his lips. “Truth be told, I was planning something before Hadley even got pregnant. The ring is still on its way, but once it lands, I’ll need you and Grandma in my corner.”

A proposal, naturally, called for family backup—both to cheer Eric on and to show Hadley she was worth her weight in gold.

Ernest shrugged, easygoing as ever. “Count me in.”

Eric scanned the room, then dropped his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. “What about you and Linda—any wedding bells on the horizon?”

They had been gearing up to tie the knot once, but Locke’s arrival had thrown a wrench in the plans.

Ernest’s face stayed cool and collected. “Marriage or not, I’m leaving it in her hands.”

style—when it came to Linda, he was always

wondering if Ernest

been a foreign language to Eric. Now, with fresh eyes, he could see Ernest treated Linda kindly, but something—some

you love her?” to another guy? That was

he pivoted to safer ground. “How is Locke’s

steady, matter-of-fact. “The bandages are off,

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Elissa’s vision slipped

to find a fix—reaching out to specialists, hoping surgery

in the bloom of youth, and he clung to the hope of sparing her a life shrouded

he couldn’t shoulder

Linda would demand answers he couldn’t

his voice tinged with worry. “Linda has still

aware.” Ernest

kept a watchful eye on Locke as he tucked into his meal, all while piling Hadley’s plate high.

with a grateful