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

Chapter 1567:

Linda’s eyes flared with disbelief. “What did you just say?”

“I—I swear I’m not making it up…” Jane stammered, her voice low. “He said if I let you go, I could lose my job.”

That hit harder than Linda expected. Rage flickered behind her eyes, but underneath it, a growing sense of helplessness began to creep in.

She couldn’t wrap her head around it—Ernest had actually treated her this way.

The moment Ernest’s call came through, Hadley didn’t hesitate. She rushed straight to the hospital.

“Ernest? What’s going on with Eric?”

Over the phone, Ernest had been vague, just enough to send her heart racing.

That

“What happened exactly?”

blocking any view inside. Eric hadn’t come out

for her to take a seat. “There was an argument. Eric

went to see Linda?” The shock hit fast, sharp. She hadn’t expected

weary sigh escaped Ernest. “Did

knitted together, but she remained

looked down, remorse etched deeply on his face. “Hadley… everything you went through during those four years—that’s on me. I failed

a subtle flinch betraying the tension she held back. “I didn’t know until Eric did,” Ernest continued, his voice low. “We found out at the

I was doing the right thing.

the latest

frozen, her

Was this all really Ernest’s doing? Had everything unraveled