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

Chapter 1377:

“I’m fine. But I really need to go…”

Just then, her phone buzzed. It was a message from Chelsey. “Hadley, your scenes have been rescheduled. You won’t be needed until the afternoon. I’ll pick you up after lunch.”

After reading it, Hadley turned to Eric. “Was it you? Did you change my schedule?”

“Not in a hurry anymore, huh?” Eric gave a faint smile. He didn’t answer the question. “Can you sit down and eat now?”

She didn’t object this time.

They walked into the dining room together.

There was no private chef assigned to this wing of the estate. It wasn’t needed. Since Eric moved in, he hadn’t eaten a single meal here. Whenever he returned to Olisvale Bay, he usually went to the main house to dine with his mother, Milly.

So, breakfast this morning was prepared by Melba.

That morning, Melba made crispy toast—something Joy had asked for specifically.

toast laid out in front of her, Hadley had

on her stomach, rubbing it gently. A chill crept through

Eric frowned. “Are you feeling

She shook her

“Don’t like the food?”

fine. I’ll eat this.” She reached for the bread and gestured. “Pass the jam,

Instead, he asked,

to fuss over this.” Hadley blinked.

didn’t let up. “I’m asking you—what do

face, he smiled. “I won’t trouble Melba. I’ll make

“You?”

let out

Was he serious?

for ten years. She had never once seen

“You can cook?”

Eric narrowed his eyes at her playfully. “Just because I haven’t shown off doesn’t mean I can’t cook. So? What do

“Well…” Hadley blinked. “Soup.”