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

Chapter 879:

Elissa paused, caught off guard by her own oversight. “Oh… so it’s a man?”

The caregiver shrugged. “I’m not sure. I only saw uniformed movers hauling things in. Perhaps the newcomer will settle in once it’s all arranged.”

Elissa nodded thoughtfully. “That tracks.”

After some time, the place slipped back into its familiar calm. Elissa figured the moving chaos had settled, everything neatly stowed away.

Yet no new sounds hinted at the neighbor’s presence—perhaps they hadn’t arrived yet.

As evening hues painted the sky, the caregiver guided Elissa indoors, and the matter slipped her mind.

The next day, rain draped Srixby in a gray veil.

Elissa stayed cocooned in her cozy room, skipping her outdoor time for two days.

On the third morning, the clouds parted, and she craved the sun’s warmth as usual.

into a coat, led her to a comfortable

Holland, sit tight—I’ll grab

Elissa said with a smile. “I won’t run

“I’ll be right back.”

leaving Elissa to bask alone, eyes half-shut, soaking in the sun’s

had sharpened her ears; she caught the faint rustle of leaves and the soft murmur of the artificial pond in

open, ears

𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖗𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊:

that… a baby’s

her

rose swiftly, groping her way toward the

sharpened in her ears,

“It’s close, right here…”

snacks, only

her face. “Miss Holland! Where are you? Miss Holland!”

hadn’t strayed far—the caregiver spotted her near

her as she shrieked, “Miss Holland!