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

Chapter 1364:

“Locke!”

Elissa dropped to her knees, arms outstretched as she gathered the child into a fierce embrace.

“Miss Holland!”

The two hugged tightly.

Locke buried his face against Elissa’s neck, his small body trembling with sobs. “Miss Holland, I missed you so much! I thought—I thought you didn’t want me anymore!”

“Don’t cry, Locke.” Elissa’s vision blurred with unshed tears as she gently brushed the wetness from Locke’s cheeks with her thumb. “I missed you too… more than you know.”

Ernest loomed in the background, a silent observer. The corner of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly as he witnessed their emotional reunion. Such unbound emotions!

Their connection ran deeper than he had anticipated—a bond forged in something more profound than mere circumstance.

find that walking away from

Elissa

his workout, sweat still glistening on his brow, when they

Flynn.” A polite smile touched Elissa’s lips. “I’m heading

Ernest reached out, not quite touching her arm. “The subway station up

weighing her options. With the subway unavailable, getting to her

operational station. How does that sound?” Ernest offered, his

for me. Thank you,” she conceded with a

“My pleasure.”

chapters now on

their way to the garage together, the silence between them palpable as Ernest

Elissa clutched her phone, absently scrolling through social media feeds to

froze. Her fingers clenched around her

her