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

Chapter 1559:

Whether he was asleep or simply too broken to move, she couldn’t tell.

For a moment, she hovered uncertainly, unsure if she should wake him. Before she could decide, the door creaked open from within. The sudden shift caused Eric to collapse backward with a dull thud, hitting the floor hard.

“Mr. Scott!” the housemaid yelped in shock.

Hadley opened the door and flinched at the sight of Eric falling, her heart skipping a beat in surprise.

Fortunately, Eric’s eyes snapped open just as he began to collapse.

Hadley came to a halt, the tension in her shoulders loosening as she finally released the breath she’d been holding. She turned her face to the side, intentionally avoiding his gaze.

Without a word, she brushed past him and left.

Eric scrambled upright

at the table, quietly eating with her

beside her, careful not to disrupt the silence between them. He studied her face, lips parted slightly as if about to speak—but no

He glanced at the caller ID and picked up. “It’s me. Go ahead.” The voice on the line

he murmured short replies,

Hadley. He hesitated for a moment, carefully choosing what to

the

words, Hadley stilled, her hand frozen midair. She kept her head down, continuing to eat without looking

𝐿𝑎t𝑒st ch𝑎pt𝑒rs in g𝓪lnoνels.𝓬𝓞𝓶

watched her closely, unable to read her expression. After a moment, he added, “I mentioned it

had proposed, and she had said

Milly, was still recovering and couldn’t help much with the wedding preparations, they

to a high-end bridal

a foreigner who split his time between Srixby and France, so they had to plan around his frequent