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

Chapter 1037:

“I saw it,” Linda said calmly. “That rumor about some guy visiting her on set—it caused quite a splash.”

The gossip had been swiftly buried, and she knew Eric was the one who’d handled it.

She went on, “Did you just come from seeing her? Did you get to the bottom of it?”

Eric’s brow furrowed, his response vague. “Just some admirer of hers. Nothing to worry about.”

“Is that so?” Linda’s smile held a knowing edge. “Your face tells a different story, though.”

Eric hesitated, opting not to argue further. Truth was, his mood was sour.

He had pressured Hadley into accepting his proposal, but her icy, reluctant demeanor stung.

If things stayed this way, what kind of future awaited them? A life of constant friction and discontent?

then wheeled herself closer

“Eric,” she whispered.

him and offered a faint smile.

haven’t you ended things?” she

just

it?” Linda cut in, her brow creasing. “Ever since you two got together, it’s been one fight after another. She drags you down, you’re always stressed, and it’s clear she’s not invested in making it work.

hadn’t expected this from Linda. He met her

cut from the same cloth, you and I—too stubborn to let go of things that don’t serve us.

much ahead,

Eric’s brow twitched, his lips

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go of Hadley, just like I let go

forming, but she didn’t let him

you ever

found out about Ernest and Elissa. But that time, she had brushed it off as a jest. What

“Linda…”