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…”

they were settled in the

Elissa replied softly. She then

replied with

to life, cutting through the night

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

but the heater hummed reassuringly in the

and

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warmed, she slipped outside

sofa, setting his phone aside as she

shaking her head. “Elissa can’t be on her own right now—I’m staying with

flickering in his eyes, but he knew Hadley’s mind

you’ll call me later?” he

on now. It’s getting

to wrap Hadley in a brief, warm embrace. “Don’t

the apartment building’s entrance, just as Eric had figured, Ernest’s