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.

and Eric’s fever had flared up again. Soon, a doctor arrived to examine him and decided to increase

developed pneumonia. Getting soaked in cold water

watch over Eric. If it becomes too much, let me know, and

Flynn,” the

no longer contain her emotions and

paused. “I’m

delivers what

kept it from me on purpose, didn’t you? Is this what you wanted? For her to show up and leave him in this

defend his actions but struggled to articulate a

many times must I tell you? Hadley doesn’t truly care

with her accusations, Ernest had

a little. “You go back to work. I’ll stay here with

hesitated. “But you’re still

Linda reassured him, shaking her head. “My legs won’t heal overnight, but I’m stable. Besides, we can’t

Ernest didn’t press further. “Just call me immediately if anything