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!”

Joy’s uncontainable joy, Hadley couldn’t bear to

limited by his injured hand, stayed back, content

Hadley and Joy, hand in hand, climbing the slide and whooshing down, over and over. Their faces mirrored the same gleeful abandon, their laughter ringing through

soft chuckle escaping him. His eyes shimmered with warmth, his heart swelling with a gentle

What a perfect scene!

beloved woman and their precious daughter,

felt, for the first time, the true warmth of home. What his parents could never give

and Joy by his side

craved a home—not a grand, empty mansion, but a haven filled

after ensuring Hadley and Joy were comfortably settled, Eric

left hand dry and took

he emerged,

come through from Hadley. “How is your hand? Still

it—it’s manageable. But this ward is so quiet,

was subtle—he missed her