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

Chapter 1402:

His phone rang. It was Ernest.

“Hello?” Eric answered, sitting up slightly. His voice steadied. “Ernest?”

“Yes.” Ernest didn’t waste time. “Find a day to bring Hadley and Joy home for dinner.” It was an olive branch.

Eric understood. This was Ernest’s way of extending goodwill—maybe even an apology.

“Okay,” he said. “I’ll talk to Hadley about it.”

“Good.”

Eric hesitated, fingers tightening around the phone. “Ernest…”

There was a pause.

have found someone

Ernest

breath and said seriously, “It’s

right away. Then, finally, he said, “Congratulations.” He exhaled. “You and Hadley—you’ll

too. With Joy, the three of us…

“Goodnight.”

the call, Eric sat still, phone in hand. His eyes dimmed slightly as he

the first time he had ever told Ernest what he wanted. For once, he didn’t

a day

needed her mother there. And Hadley

met with the doctors and got their

her prescription and reminded them

for Eric, the circulation and sensation in his finger had returned, but movement was still limited. He couldn’t bend it yet. Hadley frowned.

thought crossed her mind—what if that