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

Chapter 854:

Eric climbed out. “Grandma? What brings you here?”

“Humph,” Nyla huffed, smirking. “If I hadn’t shown up, I’d have missed the big drama at home!”

Eric’s eyebrow twitched, a guess forming. “Grandma, you went inside?”

“You bet!” Nyla narrowed her eyes, studying him. “Spill it—what’s happening between you and Hadley?”

Eric’s face tightened, lips sealed.

Nyla pressed, growing restless. “Out with it! Did you two argue? Did you do something to upset her? She’s pregnant—can’t you just tiptoe around her feelings a bit more?”

Eric’s mouth quirked wryly. He’d have loved to pamper her—if only she’d let him.

“Say something, Eric!”

Nyla’s impatience boiled over, but Eric stayed silent.

Fine, I’ll track down

caught her arm. “Please,

me what

forever, but he hadn’t banked on Nyla sniffing it out this fast. With her standing there, evasion was

beat, and then admitted, “Hadley and

let out a disbelieving laugh. “What kind of nonsense is that? Hadley’s carrying your child—what do

“The baby…”

of the child, a bitter pang surged from Eric’s core to his

for

“What about the baby?”

looked away, dodging Nyla’s piercing stare. “The

widened, shock hitting her like a wave. “Gone? What are you

tell his grandmother that Hadley had rejected

voice trembled with urgency. “Make it clear!” The

lost it.” Pinned by her insistence, Eric steadied himself. “Early pregnancies

of womanhood, knew it could be true. But the

the baby? How do