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

Chapter 1378:

“Got it. Go sit down and wait.”

“Oh. Okay.”

With only one hand to use, Eric moved slowly.

Hadley’s curiosity kept her rooted in place. She wasn’t even that hungry anymore; she rested her chin on her hand and waited in silence.

Half an hour later, Eric placed a bowl of steaming soup in front of her.

He smiled. “Now dig in. Careful—it’s hot.”

“Okay.”

Hadley adjusted the bowl, lifted a spoon, and took a small sip.

in a little, his

as she gave

breath, pulled the chair beside her, and sat down. “Haven’t

paused. That caught

of life did he have before he joined the Flynn

heard his voice. “I used

he had read Hadley’s thoughts,

joining the Flynn family… I had to depend entirely on myself

had unfolded in harsh fragments of struggle. As a mere child, barely a few years

I grew older and they still couldn’t find a buyer…” Eric’s lips curved into a faint smile as he recounted his history with unsettling casualness. “They

hardship into his soul. Until Linda

of us supported each other, clinging

– your

that nightmare together… Aware of Hadley’s aversion to Linda, Eric stopped there and deliberately

gaze, piecing together the unspoken parts as she silently