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

Chapter 830:

She would take Joy. Leave this place. Leave Eric. And finally… start over.

“Please, don’t say no,” Eric murmured, his arms wrapped around her in a gentle sway. He held her close, his voice soft. “I’ll call Ernest to handle everything with Elissa. Alright? You trust him, don’t you?”

“Yes,” Hadley answered with a quiet smile. “Alright.”

“You mean it?” Eric lit up, overjoyed. “That’s great!”

He kissed her, quick and tender, and then tugged her forward. “Go change, and then we’ll head home.”

As they walked, he kept talking, light and affectionate.

“Fiona made your favorite soup—be sure to have plenty when we get back. I’ll wash your hair for you tonight, run a bath. Then we’ll cuddle and watch your favorite shows. Sound good?”

Hadley tilted her head, her eyes lingering on his face, a small smile playing at her lips. “Okay.”

Right now, she would say yes to anything.

Eric would be gone—off to

would be their final night

gentle ending. A quiet moment before goodbye. By tomorrow, they

Meanwhile, in Redmarsh.

and Elissa sat on opposite sofas, facing each

spoken. Her mouth felt

“Okay.”

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“Okay.”

Ernest simply nodded and replied with a single word—calm, collected,

Never more.

fidgeted, uncertain. He was so composed, so unreadable, that she couldn’t figure out how to act around

his

stepped aside to take

me.” It was Eric. His tone was brisk as he relayed the situation. “Hadley’s staying with me tonight. You’ll have to look after Locke’s mom

sorted with her soon. She’s been hogging all of Hadley’s time—I come home