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

Chapter 957:

“Eric!” Linda suddenly grabbed his hand and cried, “It hurts so bad. You have no idea how painful this is…”

Tears brimmed in Linda’s eyes, clouding her sight.

“How can a person’s heart shift so fast?” she whispered.

“Linda…” Eric studied her, his brow creasing with unease. “Look, before your trip to Storia, there had been nothing going on between Ernest and Elissa.”

In Eric’s view, Ernest approached relationships with cool-headed logic, guided by a strict personal code rather than sentiment.

He went on, “Even now, I’d say what Ernest feels for Elissa comes from duty and a sense of remorse. To him, looking after her is an obligation.”

Linda let out a faint, wry laugh. She stood frozen for a moment, dazed. “He told me the same thing. So, it was on me. I let him go…”

Agony flashed across her face as she squeezed her eyes shut, tears spilling free.

Bowing her head, she pressed her forehead to Eric’s shoulder.

pain. The sound of footsteps broke

“Hadley…”

say more, his phone buzzed in

take this,” he said, seizing the call as a chance to pull away.

a swipe.

through, insistent. “What’s going on with you

we’re on our way

he saw Hadley reach the door.

talk later!” With that, he ended

his phone away, Eric jogged to

she was returning to

Her expression remained steady, devoid of any irritation. “I can manage on my own. Besides, Nyla’s

hasn’t finished his business here yet. I can drop you off and

exasperated. “Aren’t you coming by to see

grin breaking through. “Alright.” Still, he pressed, “I’ll get someone to take you home. Text me when you’re there.”

sanatorium sat far from town, and