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

Chapter 864:

Stringing the clues together, it dawned on him. Hadley’s aim had been to conceive another child with him—to save their little Joy! Thus, when she discovered she was expecting, ending the pregnancy was simply out of the question!

That was why he had enlisted Phillips to dig deeper!

It turned out he had misread Hadley entirely!

Eric’s gaze locked onto Hadley’s, a swirl of confusion in his eyes. “Why didn’t you just lay it all bare back then?”

For Joy’s sake, wouldn’t she have wanted to keep him tethered to her?

“Why?” Hadley let out a sigh that seemed to carry the weight of the world, her lips curling into a wistful smile. “You dug deep, but missed the forest for the trees. After ectopic surgery, it’s unwise to conceive again within half a year.”

It wasn’t merely about the mother’s weary body.

The window was too narrow—without proper healing, the odds of another ectopic pregnancy loomed large.

still, the risks of a malformed child or miscarriage hung like dark

penny dropped

to finish, Hadley’s heart beat only

months on him! Nor was she willing

harbored no spark

flicker of self-mockery danced in

he dared to hope

is at

tried to fan the flames, Hadley’s heart remained an icy fortress—despite the way her eyes once lit up for him alone when

else on your mind?” Hadley raised her lashes ever so slightly. “If not, I’ll be on my

she turned on her heel and

heartbeat, his arms encircling her

soft chuckle. “What

tender whisper laced with anguish. “I’m sorry, I’m so

she wouldn’t forgive him,

eyes, sensing the tremor in Eric’s clutching her. His remorse seemed to pulse through his very