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

Chapter 945:

“Nyla—” Linda stepped in quickly, taking hold of Nyla’s arm in an attempt to calm her. “Please, try to stay calm. Eric… he went to find Hadley.”

“Find Hadley?” Nyla echoed, confused and annoyed. “Didn’t she promise me she’d look after him? He wakes up and she leaves? Couldn’t she have humored him for a little longer?”

Just then, a voice called from the hallway. “They’re back! Mr. Flynn and Miss Pearson just arrived!”

“Eric!” Nyla’s anger evaporated in an instant as she looked toward the door.

And there he was—Eric, holding Hadley’s hand, grinning like he’d just won the lottery.

Hadley, on the other hand, kept her head down, her eyes avoiding everyone in the room.

Seeing the contrast between them, Nyla felt a quiet ache in her chest. Her grandson’s eyes were full of light—completely taken with Hadley. But Hadley? She might not feel the same.

beaming. “Sorry

at him even as relief flooded her expression. “Get back

chest with a cheeky

turned toward the hallway. “Someone get the

a nurse replied from

back into bed, and moments later, the doctor

of

and recovering. Since the injury involved head trauma, I recommend

do what you need to,” Nyla

“Understood.”

around him, Hadley remained quietly at the edge of the room, half-shadowed by the doorframe. She hadn’t said a word, hadn’t moved. But when she heard the doctor’s assessment, she finally

safe. He was okay. And for now… there was

“It looks like everything’s under control now…

“Hadley…”

her to leave—not when Eric was clinging to her like