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

Chapter 845:

“Set things straight?” Hadley echoed faintly, her eyes drifting to the vacant hospital room doorway. She shook her head, a quiet sigh escaping her lips. “I could clear up the ectopic pregnancy matter, sure—but how do I account for the asset transfer?”

That was the irrefutable evidence of her plan to break away from him! Her shoulders slumped as she fiddled with the edge of her blanket. “What—should I sweet-talk him, go back to him, and keep playing the happy wife until I could finally conceive again?”

Her voice dripped with sarcasm, a bitter laugh escaping her lips. “You really think he’d ever trust me again?” No chance.

Even if they patched things up, Eric would always be watching her like a hawk.

She could already picture the measures he’d take to prevent her from ever leaving again.

Plus, after the surgery for the ectopic pregnancy, the doctor had made it clear that her body wasn’t suitable for conceiving again in the short term…

How was she supposed to handle that stretch of uncertainty?

herself onto the edge of the bed with

up as she

I just want to spend more time with her now.”

were truly incompatible. Joy’s health wasn’t

for the future, Hadley figured she’d put any big decisions on hold until

more, or maybe,

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 ⲅ𝖺𝖑𝗇𝗈𝖛𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

off,

while longer. On the fifth morning, the physician visited her bedside, delivering the welcome news that she was fit to leave. “Your healing after surgery has progressed well. Finish up the paperwork and

of guidelines. “In essence, watch what you eat and get plenty of rest.

faintly as she murmured, “Got it. Thanks,

to thank me. It’s my

Elissa, feeling a touch awkward, protested lightly, “You could’ve just called me