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

Chapter 1304:

What was she doing?

Before he could say anything, Elissa suddenly turned in his direction.

With a wide smile on her face, she pointed toward him and called out, “Don’t move! I know you’re right there, I’m going to catch you this time!” Ernest stared at her, momentarily stunned.

What exactly was happening?

His throat tightened slightly, but he remained still, curious to see what she would do next.

“Haha!” Without hesitation, Elissa burst out laughing and lunged, wrapping her arms around him in a sudden, playful embrace. Startled, Ernest instinctively reached out to steady her, afraid she might trip or fall.

As she pressed close, her lips accidentally brushed the corner of his mouth.

He stiffened at once. A visible reaction moved across his face as his breath caught. His arms reflexively tightened around her, holding her in place.

triumphantly, still unaware. “What are you

in place. For a fleeting moment, it felt as

warning. It was as if fate had heard him

shifted as a sense of

This couldn’t be Locke.

playful, but the person she had just

her eyes, her hands fumbling slightly in haste as she uncovered her vision, only to freeze when she

“Mr. Flynn!”

Ernest

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Why was he here?

governess at the Flynn residence, she had never once seen Ernest at home. She had even begun to assume he

as always. His gaze rested on her, and after a brief pause, he asked with quiet amusement, “Are you planning to keep holding on

actually mind her holding him, but the rain had been pouring steadily outside, and his coat had gotten slightly

Elissa blinked in surprise when she finally noticed that she was still clinging