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

Chapter 1070:

Ending the call, he saw Eric return, freshly dressed and assisted by the caregiver, who gently helped him onto the hospital bed.

Just then, the nurse entered, noticing Eric’s hand was bleeding. “We need to bandage his hand.”

Ernest wouldn’t have noticed Eric’s condition if the nurse hadn’t pointed it out. On closer inspection, he observed Eric’s hands—bloodied and marred, likely a result of his earlier outburst.

“Sorry to trouble you,” said Ernest quietly.

“No trouble at all,” the nurse replied as she gathered the necessary supplies to treat Eric’s wounds. She carefully cleaned, medicated, and bandaged his injuries.

As Ernest watched, he felt helpless, uncertain of how to provide solace. Emotional entanglements were never his strong suit.

“Eric!” The door burst open, and Linda called out as she entered, wheeled in by a caregiver. “What’s going on here?”

“There you are, Linda.” Eric managed a broad, strained smile and shook his head dismissively. “It’s nothing, just a small scrape.”

Linda and Ernest exchanged knowing looks; her disbelief was evident. Having known Eric since they were children, Linda could easily tell something was amiss. Eric was visibly hurt, but Linda sensed his deepest wounds were emotional, not physical.

again. Soon, a doctor arrived to examine him and decided to increase

pneumonia. Getting soaked in cold water has made

caregiver and say, “Please, keep a vigilant watch over Eric. If

Mr. Flynn,” the

contain her emotions and confronted

“I’m

delivers what you

didn’t you? Is this what you wanted? For

his actions but struggled to articulate a response. “I never anticipated things

clearly fed up. “How many times must I tell you? Hadley doesn’t truly care about Eric. You just

accusations,

let out a slow breath, softening just a little. “You go back to work. I’ll stay here with

hesitated. “But you’re still recovering

head. “My legs won’t heal overnight, but I’m stable. Besides, we can’t let Eric go through this by

her resolve, Ernest didn’t press further. “Just call