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.

of a malformed child or miscarriage hung like

penny dropped for

Hadley’s heart

precious six months on him! Nor was she willing to linger by his side just to keep the

spark of

in his eyes—aimed squarely at

he dared to hope

part is at

why, back in the day, no matter how he tried to fan the flames, Hadley’s heart remained an icy fortress—despite the way her eyes once lit up for

Hadley raised her lashes ever so

that, she turned on her heel and swept

Eric surged forward, closing the gap in a heartbeat, his

a soft chuckle. “What is

his 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

forgive him,

Eric’s clutching her. His remorse seemed to