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.”

Eric slipped

urgency in her tone. “Don’t

her wheelchair, stopping her. His eyes locked onto hers, calm but heavy with meaning. “Just

Linda’s voice trembled.

what,” Ernest said, his

teeth. “What is it you’re actually trying to say? If you’ve got something

not a backup plan or someone waiting in the wings. He has

couldn’t have been

drained of color. “What backup? What are you even talking

quiet sigh, barely audible, but his voice turned

ℓ ησ ν𝓮 𝓁s․com

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 first—me, you. He’s nearly thirty now, Linda. Don’t you

cut

stop along the curb, blocking the sidewalk where Hadley and Elissa were