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

Chapter 1248:

“I’ve taken everything you said to heart,” Eric went on, his voice steady but earnest. “All I’m asking is a little more time. I’ll settle things with Linda properly, and once it’s done, I…” He hesitated.

What exactly was he planning?

Hadley lifted her chin slightly, her eyes locking onto his. She searched his face, as if trying to read the truth in his eyes.

Eric looked at her intently, his voice lowering as he spoke.

“I swear to you, I’ll only care for you. I’ll look at no one else, listen to no one else. Just you. Can you give me that chance?”

She stood still, silently taking it in, her gaze never leaving his.

Her heart began to race—tight, fast, and unsteady.

Was he really saying this? Could he actually mean it?

When Hadley first spoke those words to Eric, she never once believed the day would come when he’d seriously choose between her and Linda—let alone that he’d choose her.

Was this really happening?

voice broke through the silence, a note of unease slipping

“Will you?”

blinked, the sound of his voice snapping her

talk about it when you’ve actually done it.

His gaze dropped, shadows clouding his

me a little more

Hadley said nothing.

imagined he’d really

LΑτєѕτ chαρτєrs ιn g𝓪l𝑛ovєl𝑆.𝗰𝑜𝗺

then

eyes didn’t leave hers. His tone had

it? It really works. One dose is all it takes

Hadley felt

and out of her mind with no clear

edge of her memory. She went to the cabinet, pulled out the unopened bottle of medicine, and stared at it in her hand—lost

had just stepped out of the bathroom, her hair damp and her face fresh. She waved