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

Chapter 1192:

“Mommy.” Joy snuggled into her neck, her voice a little raspy. “I’m not scared. And you shouldn’t be either.”

Hearing what Joy said, Hadley froze for a moment. Her chest tightened, and tears welled up in her eyes.

She quickly looked up and blinked away her tears to keep them from falling. “Alright. Neither of us should be scared.”

“Mommy.” Joy raised her tiny hand and held out her pinky. “Pinky promise?”

Hadley smiled through the tears and hooked her finger around her daughter’s. “Pinky promise.”

“A pinky promise means we have to stick to it forever!”

“Yes,” Hadley said, her voice catching. She pulled Joy into a hug and held her close.

Everything was in place.

were taken into the operating room, one

surgery was expected to last

to show support. But once Joy was wheeled in, Hadley gently urged them to go back

who

truth to Hadley about Eric, he hadn’t been sure where things stood

wasn’t

a nod and did not insist on staying. After all, both of Joy’s parents were already here. He wasn’t anyone to Hadley

the evening when the surgery’s over,

a shift later, but I’ll stop by after work.

Go on now. Don’t

Only Eric, Hadley, and the two caregivers—whom Eric had hired for Joy and Brady—remained. Hadley sat on the sofa, glancing at

new tales

eyes and whispered a silent prayer. “Please… let Joy and Brady

much of an appetite. They each picked at a few bites and left the rest untouched. Neither

one in the afternoon, the doors to the