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

Chapter 983:

Eric’s eyes burned red with rage. His jaw locked so hard it felt like his teeth might shatter. “Ferris!!” he growled.

His pulse thundered in his ears.

“What about the firefighters? Aren’t they there yet?”

“They are,” Phillips said quickly. “They’re doing everything they can. As soon as they get the fire under control, we’ll head in!”

They had to wait?

Could Hadley even survive that long?

Eric clenched his jaw tighter. His temples pounded; veins bulged along his forehead.

His thoughts were spiraling…

was at Fralo Mountain. That was

he hadn’t misheard. Had Ferris lied? Or

Blisey Dock was already engulfed in

anyone there? Please!

echoed through the warehouse, swallowed by smoke and fire. She grabbed the chair she’d been sitting on and hurled it against the iron

Her thoughts scrambled.

this it? Was this how

lungs rejecting the thick smoke

again, but her voice

?????

breath, she collapsed against the door and slid to

was disappearing fast. Her face flushed, her eyes reddened. She shut her eyes out of

maybe this was how

when her parents still loved each other, when she was the center of a warm, loving home. But then her father cheated. Her mother died. Her grandfather passed away soon after, consumed by grief. Her grandmother, already old, had to raise her

more than a guest in their home. She owed them everything, so she endured

always repay kindness, no matter