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

Chapter 967:

“Not yet,” Linda said, shaking her head and folding her arms. After a beat, she admitted, “I just felt awkward around your brother, so I wandered over.”

She and Ernest had grown up together, entwined as partners for over ten years before their split. Now, they were slowly drifting apart.

Eric paused, then ventured, “You holding up alright?”

“Huh?” Linda blinked, caught off guard, but then laughed. “I’m good. Why wouldn’t I be? It’s just a breakup—half the world’s been through one. It’s not Armageddon.”

She then turned the spotlight on him. “Aren’t you in the same mess?” Her tone carried a hint of skepticism. “Hadley told me you two split, and you were the one who pulled the plug. Is that true?” Eric couldn’t dodge it.

He had ended things with Hadley over a misunderstanding, believing she’d terminated her pregnancy… It was his call, and the regret gnawed at him. “Yeah,” he admitted with a nod.

In the bathroom, Hadley stepped out of a stall and rinsed her hands at the sink. She hadn’t left the hospital—just taken a quick break to change her tampon since her period had started that day.

Hands clean, she exited and made her way back toward the exam room where Eric had been waiting. The hospital corridors were quiet at night, especially around the testing areas.

reached a corner, she overheard a conversation between a

was saying, referencing the crew dinner from earlier. “She swapped

out a sudden laugh. “Aren’t we both in the same situation?” Linda’s pulse quickened as she spoke, though she kept her cool, her voice

thrown by

.

“If I had known it would end up like this, I would’ve picked you back then. We get each other, rarely clash, and we’d probably get

held his gaze, summoning her resolve. “Eric, if I choose

the corner, Hadley’s breath hitched, her eyes widening as she instinctively retreated. She’d just caught Linda laying

barge in. Maybe she should just

at Hadley’s sudden backstep. “Miss, could you please lift your foot? You’re standing on my

around, raising her foot with a sheepish chuckle.

worries,” the

“Hadley?”

reeling from Linda’s words,

That was Hadley’s voice!