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

Chapter 1568:

No matter what Linda did, the weight of what she had once given would always tip the scale. The Flynn brothers might confront her, but they would never truly hold her accountable.

“I’m sorry, Hadley,” Ernest said softly, the apology almost lost beneath his sigh. “Going forward, I’ll take full responsibility for anything related to Linda. I want you and Eric to focus on your own lives—no more interference from her.”

Rising to his feet, he took a step toward her. “Hadley,” he said, looking her straight in the eye. “Those four years you suffered… I can never undo them. But I can say this—I’m sorry. Deeply, truly sorry.”

Without another word, Ernest lowered his head and bowed. It was a silent gesture, heavy with guilt, failure, and regret.

“No, Ernest!” Hadley shot to her feet, rushing forward to steady him. “Please don’t do that!”

Having grown up under the Flynn family’s roof, she couldn’t accept such a formal apology, not from him.

in need financially… but when you and Eric marry, the Flynn family will still honor you properly. You’ll have a wedding worthy of you—elegant and unforgettable. That I can

voice cracking as tears spilled freely

he said firmly. “If this leads to a split between you and Eric… and if something

memory of Linda’s wild, spiteful expression flashed in his

her the satisfaction of believing a single word. Not one word. And if you and Eric truly

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burst open just as

to meet him. “Please tell me

safe for

by intense emotional stress, which caused his blood vessels to dilate,” the doctor said, eyeing them

this time. “We were lucky. There wasn’t any internal bleeding, but luck won’t