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

Chapter 966:

Her sharp comeback landed squarely, cutting through the tension. Eric, riled up, snapped back, “You’re not the same as Hadley. Why would I snap at the woman I care about, huh?”

“What?” Nyla blinked, caught off guard, but then let out an exasperated chuckle. “Do you mean to say you don’t care about me? Look at you, all grown up and cheeky! Always trying to rile me up.”

“You started it!” Eric countered.

Their lighthearted sparring seemed to buoy Nyla’s mood significantly. Ernest observed in silence, a quiet gratitude swelling within him for Eric’s presence. With his own tendency toward restraint, it was Eric who’d kept their home vibrant and alive after their parents’ passing, making it feel whole.

Nyla still needed to undergo two more tests. As she was wheeled into the examination room, Ernest lingered outside while Eric grabbed the forms to line up for the next.

Before heading off, Eric clasped Hadley’s hand. “Ernest can handle Grandma here. Come with me to wait in line.” Hadley found herself tugged along.

When they reached the other exam room, she slipped her hand free.

“Let go.”

that?” Eric glanced down at her.

loss. “Aren’t you supposed to give the doctor those papers? Or are

grinned, unrepentant. “Why not? Think they’ll get

knit in protest. “I’m not

if you bolt

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said, exasperated. “If I were leaving, I’d at least

reasoning sounded solid. Eric knew Nyla was probably the

loosened his grip. “I’ll head in. Wait

drive you home.

stepped into the room. The moment he

than thirty seconds, but when he emerged, Hadley

“Hadley?”

pang settling in his chest. She’d outmaneuvered him… She was gone! He

rang, but

muttered, massaging his temple. “Pick up, damn it.” It was late, and his main concern was her safety—especially after that unsettling run-in she’d once had with a