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.

with me—who do you like,

and then Eric, before she murmured, timid,

enough,” Nyla said with

Eric. You know

he replied, nodding with quiet resolve. From that moment, the lines

short

frustrated chuckle. “What’s there to sulk

without pause. “The wheel turns—your lucky

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end. “I’ve laid it all out—how are you still missing

with a nod. “You’re telling me Linda passed on you as kids before you could even have a chance

“Is that really what I said? 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

your latest tactic for turning me down?” Eric looked at

she hadn’t rejected him so many times lately—or if he weren’t so drawn

I’ve got some dormant sparks stirring up now, and I want my happy ending with you. So why won’t you