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

Chapter 1117:

Marshall laughed. “Come on. You’ve been away for two whole months. Your mom’s probably just happy to have you back. I doubt she’ll push you into anything immediately.”

“That would be ideal,” Denver said with a hopeful lift of his eyebrow.

He set down his glass and stood. “I’m going to the bathroom.”

Eric, who had been quietly smoking, extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray. “I’m going out for some fresh air.”

Emerging from the bathroom later, Denver encountered Eric at the end of the hallway.

“Eric?”

“Yeah,” Eric responded, turning slightly with his hands in his pockets, as if carefully choosing his next words.

Denver had a feeling. “Do you have something you want to say?”

as he faced Denver directly. He hesitated for a moment,

immediately respond. Their eyes locked, and he could feel the weight of Eric’s scrutiny. But Denver wasn’t one to shy

followed

finally breaking the silence. Taking

“Didn’t you

their previous breakup, yet he knew their circumstances were complicated due to

low, his eyes conveying a depth of seriousness. “What I mean is, Joy has found a suitable bone marrow donor. Do you understand what

process the news, his

a matching donor, then the tie between Hadley and Eric

loaded now

didn’t have to stay by Eric’s side anymore—not out of obligation, not for

chest. His breathing quickened,

him closely, catching every flicker of emotion across his face. So this was genuine—he

“It’s exactly as you think. Hadley and I have settled everything. We no

could hardly believe