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

Chapter 885:

Hadley hesitated. “Melba already cooked dinner…”

Joy’s expression dropped.

“Please?” Eric said gently. “It’s just one meal. I haven’t seen her in so long.”

“Mommy, please?” Joy echoed with pleading eyes.

Hadley sighed. With both of them looking at her like that, how could she say no? “Alright.”

“Yay!” Joy cheered. “Let’s go! Let’s go eat something yummy!”

Eric chuckled and tapped her nose. “What do you want?”

“Cake! Blueberry cake!”

“Then blueberry cake it is,” he promised.

They ended up at the Red Shell Bistro.

they sat down, Joy turned to

gave her a thumbs-up. “Coming

interjected firmly. “Dinner first. If you eat cake now, you won’t

a pout, but she didn’t argue. Instead, she turned to Eric, hoping

offend Hadley. “Mommy’s right. Let’s listen to her

Her mother was clearly

the food arrived, Hadley filled Joy’s plate. “Eat everything

Joy mumbled, obediently picking

𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙩 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩶ⅽ𝗈𝗺

served her some food as well. “Here,

“Thank you,” she replied.

the screen, declined the call, and set

it rang again.

stood up. “I

her walk away.

in a frosty

“Brady’s recovered and just got discharged. I thought we could have

a cold laugh. “That’s wonderful. But what does that have to do with