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

Chapter 956:

As Ernest walked past them, he cast a quick glance in their direction and said in a barely audible voice, “We’ll talk later.”

Right now, Elissa came first. He had no time to explain anything to them.

Back at the villa, the caregiver was helping Elissa bathe in the bathroom. The doctor had already arrived and was waiting to treat her injuries.

In the living room, Eric and Linda sat across from each other in silence. Meanwhile, in another room, Ernest was speaking with Hadley.

“Hadley…” Ernest paused, weighing his words. “Elissa doesn’t know it’s me, and I’d like to keep it that way for now.”

Hadley frowned. “Why? What are you planning to do to her? She’s been through a terrible marriage. She’s already suffered enough! Don’t make it worse!”

Ernest’s brow twitched. “Make it worse? Do you think I’m toying with her?”

“Then what else?” Hadley pointed toward the door and lowered her voice. “Even before I married into the Flynn family, I already knew you and Linda were together!” It wasn’t a secret in Srixby. Ernest’s devotion to Linda was something most women in town had envied.

“Ernest, you can’t just—”

Ernest cut her off, shaking his head slightly.

Hadley

and Linda… had actually broken up? Even with him

kind of couple people didn’t question. But

nodded. “We’ve

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talk much, especially when it came to his private affairs. The only reason he said this much to Hadley was because of Elissa.

go. Ernest had no intention

serious about Elissa. I’m not playing games. You don’t have to

the door. “Hadley, you should go. The

she wanted to say

that, she stood and walked out, her mind

at Linda, who hadn’t said a word this whole time.

stood and smiled lightly at him. “I’m kinda thirsty. I’m

said Eric,

could move. She opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle.