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

Chapter 821:

“What’s your next move?” Eric asked. “Hadley’s sticking with her, which might throw a wrench in things.”

“For now, we let it lie,” Ernest mused, his gaze distant. “Once we line up a doctor, we’ll sort it out.”

Upstairs, after a steaming shower, Elissa’s tension melted away, her shoulders easing.

Hadley dabbed ointment on her scrapes, her voice soft but probing. “What happened out there? Where’ve you been all this time?”

Elissa’s vacant eyes stared ahead. “I was locked away.”

“What?!” Hadley’s breath caught, shock rippling through her. “How? Who would do that? Did they hurt you?”

“I’m alright,” Elissa murmured, shaking her head. “You won’t believe it, but they looked after me—every detail, every need. A doctor even checked in daily.”

Hadley froze, a shiver of recognition creeping up her spine.

that same meticulous care just days

thought struck her out of

broke the stillness, tinged with confusion. “Are you

replied, her brow creasing as she ventured a guess. “I was just thinking… What if… the one who held you captive

that how you show fondness—locking someone

before, but her name

it tonight,” Hadley said, brushing the thought aside. After smoothing ointment over Elissa’s scrapes, she eased her friend into bed. “Rest up now—we’ll sort it out come

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murmured, settling

a text from Colleen. “It’s all set. My cousin Zane will

had barely rubbed the sleep from her eyes when the doorbell

door and found Eric standing there. “Up with the larks, are we?” Hadley teased, swinging the door

whip up some meals and tackle the household

thing, leaving Hadley to juggle