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

Chapter 861:

Eric’s gaze darkened as the weight of the truth settled over him. He reached out and took her hand across the table. But as soon as their fingers touched, he faltered. “Hadley, I…”

“How did you find out?” Hadley studied Eric’s tormented expression. She arched a brow and cut in with a sharp tone. “What made you suspicious?”

“Here.” Eric lifted his hand and pointed toward her hair. “The hair clip. I gave it to Joy. There were two of them.”

Really?

Hadley was taken aback. Her fingers reached up almost on their own. When they brushed against the hair clip, her stomach sank.

She had no idea she had such a hair clip on. Did Joy put it on for her?

So that was it. She hadn’t expected it to come to this.

Hadley lowered her hand, a mocking smile slowly creeping onto her face. Was this what undid her, just when she’d thought she was safe? She had hidden the truth for so long, only to be exposed by a hair clip. Maybe not.

This had been the last resort she had saved for herself and Joy. She had promised to avoid it unless she had absolutely no other choice. Unfortunately, life was unpredictable. It shoved her onto it without warning.

in it, a fresh wave

was she supposed to

moment so many times before. Now that

and looked straight at Eric. “Aren’t you going to

how anxious she was

tales at g Ɐ

how Eric felt about

If he

like a heavy stone had dropped onto his chest, making

three years

years ago. If he took away the time

parted, and he spoke,

“So Joy is…”

Could Joy be… his?

back in her chair and fixed

left Srixby, I was