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?”

you’re always with him now,” Joy mumbled, her cheeks puffed in a small pout. “Don’t you like Eric

came last night. He read me stories and stayed until I

take care of Joy? Suddenly, she remembered that

the time, everything felt like a

And not just that, he had come to look

sense that Eric found

go their separate ways, Hadley felt thankful that Eric had stepped in to care for Joy while she was gone. For all his aloof nature, Eric

at her daughter and choosing her words carefully. “I’m sorry, honey, but Eric and I… we

on her face. “I can still see

you

day, when Joy was older, she’d learn the full truth. And she deserved to have the choice to spend time with

her little arms around Hadley. She then patted her shoulder

and pulled her daughter closer. She thought to herself that she needed to find the right moment to speak with Ernest

eyes, a memory from