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

Chapter 972:

With Linda, her being a girl sparked a guardian instinct—if she had asked for the moon, Eric would have scoured the earth to fetch it!

Ernest mirrored that devotion.

As they matured into the years when hearts start to stir, whispers took flight.

Talk of the Flynn brothers vying for the same girl blazed through the rumor mill.

That was when it hit Eric that a girl too entwined with two eligible guys fueled chatter.

Back then, his care for her was innocent, with no hidden motives. Still, that didn’t stop the gossip.

Eventually, it reached Nyla, and the family’s pillar wouldn’t abide the blemish.

Having buried her son and daughter-in-law, she guarded her grandsons fiercely. So, she summoned the trio.

like, Ernest or Eric? Don’t worry,

to Ernest, and then Eric,

with a soft

Eric. You know

nodding with quiet resolve. From that moment, the lines were etched—Linda

pity. “But coming up short against

frustrated chuckle. “What’s there to sulk

without pause. “The wheel turns—your lucky streak’s

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sighed, at his wits’ end. “I’ve laid it all

me Linda passed on you

Didn’t I make it clear there was never anything romantic between

your chance to consider it,” Hadley said with a grave tone, breaking it down for him. “You had a soft spot for her back then, but it got buried before you could even process it. With more than ten years

turning me down?” Eric looked at Hadley, caught between

times lately—or if he weren’t so drawn to her now—he might’ve

up dormant sparks? A happy ending?” He gave a low chuckle. “Yeah, I’ve got some dormant sparks stirring up now, and I want my happy ending with you. So why won’t you let that