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

Chapter 1214:

He wasn’t calm. He wasn’t level-headed. He was petty. And deep down, he even found himself secretly hoping things between Hadley and Denver weren’t going smoothly at all.

Hadley sat with Joy through breakfast and promised they could watch one cartoon episode before she left.

Just as the show started playing, a knock came at the door. A nurse peeked inside.

“Miss Pearson? You have a visitor.”

Hadley stood up at once. She wasn’t expecting anyone.

“Who is it?” she asked, curious.

Before the words had even left her lips, the door opened and two familiar figures stepped in.

“Ernest?” Her brows lifted slightly in surprise when she saw him—and Locke beside him. She hadn’t expected either of them.

Ernest smiled at her, then turned his gaze to the boy at his

stepped

Hadley.

family by Nyla herself as her granddaughter, and she had always treated Ernest as her own brother, so the title fit—Locke calling her “Aunt” was

the first time Hadley met

her—he carried himself with a calmness, a quiet maturity that reminded

Locke.” A warm smile spread across Hadley’s face as she bent slightly and gave his

pressed his lips together, then glanced eagerly

up, eyes wide and curious. She looked at Ernest, then turned her gaze to

Joy?” Locke walked toward the

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But what he hadn’t said… was

Joy’s large eyes blinked, and she gave

under her gaze, his face growing even redder. “I’m Locke.

Joy blinked, her eyes wide with curiosity as

and nodded, crouching beside her. “Yes, sweetheart.” She turned toward the man nearby. “Joy, this is Mommy’s