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

Chapter 1372:

“I adore it!” Joy squealed.

A quiet ache bloomed in Eric’s heart, his throat tightening. “This is your home too, Joy.”

Joy tilted her head, her young mind only half-grasping his meaning. Before she could ask more, her eyes caught sight of a slide and swings nestled nearby.

“Yay!” she gasped, giggling with delight. “You really put up a slide and swings!”

“Of course,” Eric said, ruffling her hair with a tender smile. “I made you a promise, and I always keep my word.”

“Eric, you’re the best!” Joy’s wide eyes darted back to the slide. “Can I play now? Please?”

“Absolutely,” Eric said, his smile warm and encouraging.

“Mommy!” Joy called, dashing toward the slide and waving eagerly. “Come on, Mommy! Play with me!”

Hadley couldn’t bear to dampen the moment.

his injured hand, stayed back, content to watch from

observed Hadley and Joy, hand in hand, climbing the slide and whooshing down, over and over. Their faces mirrored the

escaping him. His eyes shimmered with warmth,

What a perfect scene!

their precious

for the first time, the true warmth of home. What his

hold Hadley and Joy by his side forever. If that were the case, he would have no

Eric realized with piercing clarity that he craved a home—not a

evening, after ensuring Hadley and Joy were comfortably settled, Eric returned to the hospital for

sure to keep his left hand dry and took a

he emerged,

through from Hadley. “How is

checked it—it’s manageable. But this ward is so quiet, it makes the pain

subtle—he