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.

“What are you going to do now, huh?” Her laughter was

For a fleeting

had

expression shifted as a sense

This couldn’t be Locke.

light, and playful, but the person she had just embraced was clearly not a

quickly tugged the scarf away from her eyes, her hands fumbling slightly in haste as she uncovered her vision, only to freeze when she saw

“Mr. Flynn!”

stared at Ernest

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Why was he here?

she had never once seen Ernest at home. She had even begun to assume he was intentionally avoiding

His gaze rested on her, and after a brief pause, he asked with quiet

actually mind her holding him, but the rain had been pouring steadily outside, and his coat had gotten slightly wet, which made it uncomfortable to wear. He needed to

in surprise when she finally noticed that she was still clinging