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.

expression unchanged. “Didn’t I say

He did, but…

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

Linda’s

going to check on

head. “There’s nothing to see. Besides, I’m not a doctor. Me

this really the same man?

his hand and brushed his fingertip across the center of her furrowed brows. “Don’t

added, “Don’t worry. She’s not living alone. She has people around her. They’ll

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exactly what this

whole thing.

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

past, he would have rushed over without hesitation. He had always seen her as family. She was someone he needed to protect, someone he believed he was obligated