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

Chapter 1396:

“What’s wrong with you?” Hadley tilted her head slightly, noticing Eric’s silence. For some reason, his eyes held a deep sorrow. “Did something happen?”

As she spoke, her brows furrowed in concern.

Was she really… worried about him?

The tightness in Eric’s chest loosened. Just that flicker of concern from her made him feel alive again.

“It’s nothing…” Eric smiled faintly and shook his head. “Maybe it’s just been a long day. I’m kind of tired.”

His voice was gentle, yet it carried a myriad of emotions.

“Then why did you even come over?” Hadley asked, puzzled. She waved a hand in his direction and added, “You should go back and rest. I still have two more scenes to shoot.”

a smile tugging at his lips. “Seeing you makes me feel less tired. I’ll wait here for you to finish, then we’ll

could be. There was no point in trying to change his mind. She turned, lifted the hem of her costume,

“Alright.”

soon as her back was turned, the smile faded

almost lost

single thing for her. The pain he and Linda had caused Hadley ran too deep. And now, he couldn’t even bring Linda to her knees to beg for

saved his life. For that, he had promised to always look after her. But that promise had now twisted into a chain

was stand by and

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why he hadn’t accepted Hadley many

for her back then. Not when she was still young. But

his entire life putting the Flynn family, Ernest, and Linda

up neglecting his wife. He could never expect his wife to constantly put Ernest and Linda ahead of herself like he did—after all, she

later was just as he had always