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

Chapter 1263:

They drove directly to Silver Villas.

“Who’s there?”

As the doorbell echoed, the caretaker moved to answer the door. Linda, still awake, overheard the caretaker say, “Miss Harris, Mr. Scott is here…”

Eric?

A wave of excitement passed through Linda as she maneuvered her wheelchair from the room.

“Eric, why have you come so late? I…” Her words trailed off, and her welcoming smile froze.

The reason was clear—Eric wasn’t by himself; Hadley accompanied him.

“Hadley, you’ve come as well?” With a strained smile and a hint of acidity, Linda said, “This late? Did your evening out just end, and you thought you’d stop by?”

Hadley, paying no heed to Linda, directed her gaze towards Eric.

anticipating his

to observe how

reveal the

praying he wouldn’t let

at Hadley, gave her a subtle nod, and then shifted his gaze to Linda. “Linda, do you

brows knitting together as confusion flickered across her face. “No. I don’t know anyone by that

though a heavy note crept into his voice. “He insists he knows you. Said the two of you crossed

she shook her head more firmly. “I have no

before but just

that exactly what had

now

“Cordell!”

“Here, Mr. Scott!”

missing a beat, Eric pointed

“Right away, sir!”

of movement as Cordell directed the bodyguards, and moments later, Remy was escorted in and shoved in front of Linda. Eric