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

Chapter 1134:

Denver paused when he heard her offer, his smile faltering for a brief moment. “Sure.”

“Drive safe, okay?”

“Okay.” Denver nodded, a lump building in his throat, but he didn’t say anything else. He just turned and walked away.

Back inside the apartment, Hadley managed to eat a little, took a warm shower, and finally lay down to get some well-needed sleep.

Joy, clutching her Minnie Mouse doll, nestled into her mother’s arms. “Mommy, I will keep you company.”

“Okay.” Hadley wrapped her arms around her daughter, a gentle smile spreading across her face. The warmth of her little girl’s body filled her heart with peace.

“Mommy,” Joy said, tilting her head up to look at her, “do you like Denver?”

The question caught Hadley off guard. “Why did you ask that question, sweetheart?”

Joy mumbled, her cheeks puffed in a small

last night. He read

over to take care of Joy? Suddenly, she remembered that

been burning with fever and feeling a whirlwind of emotions. At the time, everything

it wasn’t a dream. He had really come. And not just that, he had come to look after Joy

taken to the police station. Even though they hadn’t spoken during the ordeal, it made sense that Eric found out because Marshall, Denver’s cousin, was close to him. If anyone could have passed along the news

care for Joy while she was gone.

sorry, honey, but Eric and I… we can’t be together anymore. But if you still want to see

up, hope blooming on her face. “I can still see

takes you to new

She would never keep Joy away from him. Eric was her biological father, after all. One day, when Joy was older, she’d learn the full truth.

Joy squealed, wrapping her little arms around Hadley. She then

daughter closer. She thought to herself that she needed to find the right moment to speak

closed her eyes, a memory from