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

Chapter 1414:

She looked at him, saying nothing.

How was she supposed to tell him? That she had been the one with him that night.

That night, his mind had been a blur.

Under the effects of the drug and the alcohol, he genuinely thought it had been Ayla.

If Hadley told him the truth now, what would he say?

He’d always held on—never letting her go.

“Hadley…” Eric saw the look on her face. Her silence unnerved him. “You didn’t want to hear her name, so I never had the chance to explain myself…” His throat tightened. “I let you down. But I didn’t choose that. I didn’t mean to—ugh.”

He suddenly winced and raised a hand to his temple.

“Eric?” Hadley’s expression changed as she saw the strain on his face.

“You’re pale. What’s wrong?”

his head. Was it a

“Is it bad?”

worry her, Eric shook his head,

the hospital.” Her tone left no room for argument.

eyes, the tension fading. He reached for her hand and gave her a faint smile.

me.” Could someone really get a headache out of

Eric wasn’t just trying to brush it off. He pointed to

to Storia to bring Linda back home—when Gifford had tampered with his

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coma for

frown deepened. “Didn’t the surgery fix it? Are you

Eric smiled, trying to put her at ease.

Was that true?

sure. Maybe she

if that’s the case, let’s get out of the