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?”

ridiculous to

He pointed at her, struggling to find words. “Are you…

“So you really don’t

was taut with frustration.

lips parted, but the

I love Joy. She’s

“Then why—”

ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ɢᴀʟɴᴏᴠᴇʟꜱ.ᴄᴏᴍ

Eric took a deep breath, visibly calming himself. His expression shifted, something unreadable flickering in his eyes. “I know you never truly had feelings for me before. And I don’t plan on forcing anything now. And for

what was the issue,

Hadley waited silently.

gaze hardened. “But I’m not doing any of that ‘freezing my sperm’

pairing me with Linda?” He shook his head, continuing before she could respond. “I was never with her. Not before, not

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

“I

He scoffed, shaking his head. “Then you should also know she wasn’t leaning on me because of anything between