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

Chapter 862:

The past was past. But it wasn’t erased nor undone.

“Should I say you’ve got a convenient memory? Or are you just pretending you’ve gone blank?” Hadley paused and let out another laugh, melancholic this time. “Alright then. Let me remind you. Back then, you only had eyes for Linda. When she lost her baby, you stayed with her day and night. How exactly did you have time for me?”

Suddenly, Eric remembered.

Back then, Hadley had gone to the hospital to find him. But he hadn’t seen her.

A scene flickered in his mind. She had chased after his car, and he had kept driving. He remembered now. It had been raining, and she had slipped. Maybe even fallen.

It had happened a long time ago, but the memory felt fresh, as if it had been only yesterday.

Eric’s chest tightened, and his fingertips stung like they were being pricked by needles.

see me…

gaze and

was calm and steady, it

closed his eyes and

chin up, her expression fierce and unyielding. “I begged you. I asked to stay in Srixby for just one more day

hasn’t been in good health since she came into

weight of the past pressed hard against

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left me alone in a strange city to fend for myself

gritted her teeth, and her lips trembled as she spoke. “Am I stubborn? Maybe I am. But you tossed me aside like I didn’t matter. So how could I believe you’d

expression shattered. He looked as if someone had ripped his tongue out, leaving

out a bitter laugh. “I’m your legal wife. But to you,

Burden.

He remembered now. He

had fallen into a coma—no one knew