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.

pivoted, caught off guard

murmur. “Everything I expressed to your grandfather this evening was the absolute truth. One word

with the force of something both expected and impossible—familiar yet startling. These words had fallen from his lips with increasing frequency in recent weeks. Yet,

social spheres stretched vast and impassable. Accepting his offer would mean embracing him as her redemption, her unexpected second chapter in a life she had thought was already written. But what about

of his stature and resources, her presence or absence likely represented little more

enveloped her hand, his touch achingly tender. “Promise you’ll genuinely consider what I’m

flashed across Elissa’s features before she withdrew her hand from his grasp. “This conversation deserves a proper moment. Not now, not here.” She retreated with barely

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and familiar obligations. Ernest appeared

condemning him to pace the sterile waiting area for the duration of her therapy. When the door finally opened and Elissa emerged, her complexion had taken on an alarming pallor, and her movements were unnaturally