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

Chapter 1502:

Ernest gave a slight nod, his expression unreadable. “Alright.”

Encouraged, she pressed on, her words tumbling out like stones she’d carried too long. “Earlier today… he was unwell and couldn’t just walk away, so I bought him some medicine. That’s all it was.”

Her lashes fluttered, heavy with unshed tears.

“I promise I won’t see him again.”

She stared at him, eyes wide, willing him to believe her.

But Ernest remained unmoved. His silence pressed against her chest. Did he not believe her?

“I swear I’m not making this up!” Elissa cried out, her voice edged with desperation. “There’s no reason for us to be in contact anymore—none!” Even when she and Robin were still married, their lives barely intersected. Now that the divorce was final, the distance between them was absolute.

me,” she

letting out a long, slow sigh. Then, he lifted a

was he

dare. Not when any misstep might close the door for good. His fingertips brushed away the tears from her cheek—soft, deliberate. “Why are you crying?”

She was afraid—of him.

looked delicate like this, fragile and vulnerable, her tears clinging to her lashes like dewdrops on petals. The hard edge in his voice melted, giving way

his thumb lingering just below her eye. “I had to be firm just to get

looked at him—letting him touch her, letting him speak—afraid that even a

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whispered. He leaned in slightly, his voice dropping

across her face, and he reached up, brushing his fingers lightly

Suddenly, Ernest stilled.