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

Chapter 820:

Elissa’s call traced back to the police station.

Eric tagged along as Hadley dashed to the police station, finding Elissa perched quietly in a corner chair.

She was a sight—hair tangled like a bird’s nest, clothes smudged with dirt, and scrapes marring her hands and face.

“Elissa!” Hadley flew to her side, clasping her hand. “I’m here now.”

“Hadley?” Elissa flung herself into her arms, sobbing like a child. “I can’t see! The bandages are off already, and it’s still pitch dark! Hadley, I’m blind!”

Tears cascaded down Hadley’s cheeks as she cradled Elissa, stroking her back with gentle care. But in that moment, words were frail things, powerless to soothe.

All she could do was stand by her friend, a quiet anchor in the storm.

“Elissa, let’s head home now,” Hadley murmured softly.

Hadley battled the tears pricking her eyes as she gently steered Elissa toward the door. “Easy now, there’s a step ahead… right foot first, that’s it, now the left…”

waiting outside. Once they were settled in the car, he glanced at Hadley. “Where are we

replied softly. She then added, “Thank you,

replied with a

to life, cutting through

With one expecting a child and the other unable to see, leaving them alone wasn’t an option he could

place was a touch shabby, but the heater hummed reassuringly

turning on the water heater and rummaging for clean clothes to help Elissa

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water warmed, she slipped

setting his phone aside as she appeared.

her head. “Elissa can’t be on

flickering in his eyes,

you’ll call me

on now. It’s

brief, warm embrace. “Don’t

just as Eric had figured, Ernest’s car idled in the