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

Chapter 1216:

He sighed. “Do you really like her that much?”

Locke nodded. “Yes.”

“Oh?” Ernest was intrigued. “Why?”

Was it instinct? Blood calling to blood?

“Because…” Locke’s young face turned serious. “She’s different from the others. She doesn’t focus on you.”

Ernest blinked.

“All my teachers—Brigid, even the ones at school—they always look at you more than me. But Elissa… she’s different. She doesn’t like you.”

Ernest’s face stiffened. A twitch tugged at his mouth. “We’ll see about that.”

“Why?” Locke frowned, worried. “You promised to hire someone I liked.”

slightly rattled by his son’s earlier comment, Ernest was in no mood for soft parenting. “You might like her… but she might

can’t be. She’s always so nice to me—I think she

She’s simply being polite, that’s

Locke looked crushed.

slightly. “Alright… I’ll ask her. But don’t

mumbled, clearly

night marked Hadley’s

the studio, she ran into

up, grasping her arm with enthusiasm. “It’s been ages! How have

Hadley said with

around, her smile turning sly. “Did you come alone? Is Mr. Flynn—oops, I mean,

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member of the Scott family had recently stirred up quite

could lose one wealthy family only to be found by another felt like

in. “So? Is

her head.

Ayla’s eyes widened. “Wait—did you two break