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

Chapter 1058:

Outside the hospital, they parted ways at the entrance, each heading off on their own.

Hadley pulled out her phone—still no messages. No calls. Eric hadn’t contacted her at all.

And there was no word from Ernest either.

Where was Eric?

Rain had been falling for days in Srixby, and that night, it only grew heavier.

As the storm raged on, Hadley tucked Joy into bed. Afterward, she stepped into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water.

A sudden clap of thunder rattled the living room windows. The sound made her jump. Her hand shook, and water sloshed over the rim of the glass.

Then, out of nowhere, a strange feeling gripped her.

She set the glass down and rushed to the window, pulling back the curtain. Below, the street was shrouded in darkness. Trees swayed violently in the wind, their shadows flickering against the wet pavement.

And in the distance—just for a second—she thought she saw a faint light.

ran to the

the rain hit hard. She held the umbrella above her and stepped into the

is that you?” She

just imagined

Eric, are

No answer.

just as she was about to

“Hadley.”

are live

was faint, but

sharply toward

seen him smile before—but never like this. It was a smile tinged with sadness, more heartbreaking than

“It’s really you!”

“It’s me,” Eric nodded.

his hair, yet he didn’t

to shield him. “What are you doing out

at her, as if trying to memorize