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.

child

penny

finish, Hadley’s heart beat only for

months on him! Nor was she willing to linger by his side

spark of affection for

danced in

dared to hope Hadley might

part is at

back in the day, no matter how he tried to fan the flames, Hadley’s heart

mind?” Hadley raised her lashes ever so slightly. “If not,

on her heel and

in a heartbeat, his arms

out a soft chuckle. “What is this

face into the crook of Hadley’s neck, his voice a tender whisper laced with anguish. “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry! I know words

knew she wouldn’t forgive him, he simply had to

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