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

Chapter 959:

“Cryopreservation,” Eric repeated the word lightly, a faint, cold smirk in his eyes. “You sure seem to know a lot.”

“Not really,” Hadley replied seriously, ignoring the sarcasm in his voice and treating it like a genuine question. “I’ve just been researching it. The technology is really advanced now, and the success rate for modern fertility treatments is high.”

She genuinely wanted Joy to have a little sibling, and it didn’t seem like such a big hurdle anymore.

“Enough!” Eric suddenly snapped, eyes blazing as he glared at her. “Stop talking!”

Hadley flinched, heart pounding. Why was he reacting like this?

She frowned. “You don’t want to?”

That didn’t make sense. His affection for Joy never seemed fake. Could it be…

She hesitated, then asked, “Is it because of Linda? Are you worried she’ll find out about it?”

sounded ridiculous to

stared at her, stunned. He pointed at her, struggling to find words. “Are you… Are you deliberately trying to piss

“So you really don’t

with frustration. “I don’t want to!

there, dumbfounded. Her lips parted, but the words came haltingly. “Why not?

course I love Joy.

“Then why—”

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you never truly had feelings for me before. And I don’t plan on forcing anything now. And for Joy’s sake—if IVF is

what was

Hadley waited silently.

hardened. “But I’m not doing any

voice suddenly quieter, edged with emotion. “Why do you keep pairing me with Linda?” He shook his head, continuing before she could respond. “I was never with her. Not before, not now, not ever.

His lips twisted into a sarcastic smile. He narrowed his eyes. “Yesterday. You saw her leaning on

frowned. “I did,

wasn’t leaning on me because of anything between us. She was upset about Ernest and Elissa. And did you