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

Chapter 1398:

Hadley opened it and instantly recoiled at the image. Without a word, she turned the phone around and held it out for Eric to see. “She sent this. Her hand’s injured.”

Hadley didn’t like Linda, but she wasn’t the type to lie or hide something as serious as this.

Whether Eric chose to go or not was his decision to make.

“Here, take it.” Hadley held the phone out and urged him, “Answer the call.”

A faint smile curled Eric’s lips. He reached up and took the phone from her hand.

Was he going to answer Linda’s call?

For a second, it looked like he might actually give in. But instead of answering, his finger slid across the screen and ended the call. Hadley stared at him, stunned. He wasn’t just avoiding the call. He was determined not to answer.

his expression unchanged. “Didn’t I say I wouldn’t

He did, but…

together in a frown. After a pause, she spoke again. “The photo… Her hand looked

across Linda’s palm. It was a

going to

nothing to see. Besides, I’m not a

blinked, uncertain. Was this really the same man? Had something

across the center of her furrowed brows. “Don’t keep frowning. Too much of

almost as an afterthought, he added, “Don’t worry. She’s not living alone. She has

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exactly what this

staged the whole thing. She

to use the moment to reconnect. Maybe even to test him to see if he really meant what he said about not

it were in the past, he would have rushed over without hesitation. He had always seen her as