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

Chapter 1326:

“Why are you staring at me?” Linda scoffed, crossing her arms. “They wanted to leave. What do you expect me to do—chase after them?” Her eyes shifted toward Eric. “Did something happen between you and Hadley?”

“No,” Eric answered, trying to keep his voice steady, though a trace of sadness lingered in his expression.

“No?” Linda’s voice sharpened with disbelief. “Do you even know what she just said about you? She said you were disgusting!”

Eric didn’t flinch. Instead, he gave a faint, bitter smile. “I did something that upset her. It was entirely my fault.”

Linda stared at him. “You’re seriously still defending her?”

“Ernest.” Eric turned to Ernest. “They couldn’t have gotten far. I’m going after them.”

“Okay.” Ernest gave a nod. “Go.”

another word, Eric

urgency in her tone. “Don’t

gently on the armrest of her wheelchair, stopping her.

voice trembled.

what,” Ernest said, his brows drawing

trying to say? If you’ve got something to say,

swallowing once before he spoke again. “Eric isn’t your second choice, Linda. He’s not a backup plan or someone waiting in the wings. He has his own heart, and it already belongs

message couldn’t have been

throat. Her face drained of color. “What backup? What are you

out a quiet sigh, barely audible, but his voice turned firm—stripped

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for Eric are real. But you’re not what he wants. Let him go, Linda. Hasn’t he endured enough already? He grew up surrounded by abuse and chaos. And even after he became part of the Flynn family, he kept putting everyone else

sudden honk cut

a stop along the curb, blocking the sidewalk