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

Chapter 1571:

“I’ll go to work. There’s too much piled up to ignore,” he said.

“Okay.” Hadley gave him a small smile. “Just don’t forget—your health comes first. Take breaks when you can.”

“Anything you say, I’ll do.”

Together, they left the emergency room and got into the waiting car.

As the vehicle rolled forward, Hadley remained silent, her eyes fixed on the scenery rushing past the window. Eric reached over and took her hand gently.

Silence stretched between them.

Hadley’s lashes fluttered briefly before her eyes drifted shut, heavy with exhaustion and memory.

One by one, the moments from those four years in Blathe resurfaced—faint, flickering, and unkind.

against him, his arm wrapping

a low voice, just above a whisper. “I

his couldn’t undo the hurt she had carried all this time. Still, he had nothing else to give her but those few

a single sound came

eyes remained shut. Though they brimmed with tears, none

Eric couldn’t be bothered to care

over her own pride, never daring

it seemed like she had finally found a place in his heart. But he was

heart would always remain

content

sequence of people who had entered Eric’s life.

right, she knew it would be

where they

many wounds remained, festering between them, unspoken and