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

Chapter 1586:

Ernest drove Elissa back to Lion Bay, navigating the winding roads that led to her house, headlights carving a path through the gathering darkness.

The vehicle rolled to a smooth stop at the ornate entrance, tires crunching softly against the gravel.

“The hour grows late.” Ernest remained seated, hands still resting on the steering wheel. “I’ll keep watch until you’re safely inside.”

“Okay.” The metallic click of Elissa’s seatbelt releasing preceded her exit from the warmth of the car into the cool night air.

“Elissa.” Her name hung between them, laden with unspoken meaning. Ernest called after her.

caught off guard by the urgency in

to your grandfather this evening was

words had fallen from his lips with increasing frequency in recent weeks. Yet, she guarded herself against believing, afraid

between their social spheres stretched vast and impassable. Accepting his offer would mean embracing him as her redemption, her unexpected second chapter in

absence likely represented little more than a minor variable in his expansive equation of

genuinely consider what I’m offering. Locke has already celebrated his fourth birthday. Time stolen from

she withdrew her hand from his grasp. “This conversation deserves a proper moment. Not now, not here.” She retreated with barely contained haste, her footsteps quickening to just shy of an

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it new possibilities and familiar obligations. Ernest appeared at Elissa’s place precisely on schedule, chauffeuring her to her

waiting area for the duration of her therapy. When the door finally opened and Elissa emerged, her complexion