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

Chapter 1588:

“All right.” The words emerged hollow, a shell of acquiescence.

“I’ll be going now,” he stated with unnecessary finality.

The moment Ernest’s back presented itself, the color drained from Elissa’s face like water slipping through open fingers. Though the other voice on the phone call remained inaudible, every syllable Ernest had uttered burned into her consciousness with perfect clarity. In that moment, puzzle pieces aligned with devastating precision, revealing a picture she had desperately hoped not to see. Ernest was rushing to rendezvous with Bonnie.

Men. Their predictable betrayals never ceased, merely cycling through new faces.

Elissa’s eyelids descended like heavy curtains. The past years stretched behind her—countless solitary nights while Robin pursued his entertainments elsewhere, his fidelity as substantial as morning mist.

Had fate cruelly orchestrated this familiar tragedy? Was she destined to relive the same exquisite torment, merely with different actors playing the same devastating roles?

If that was the case, Elissa wanted this nightmare to end. Now. She would be a fool to let herself fall back into years of pain. She had already lived through that once, and she wasn’t about to do it again.

for a moment, then yanked off the covers and got out

stepped out of the car

Bonnie greeted him, her smile tinged with both shyness

smiled back. “You came. Sorry. I

smile unwavering. “It’s alright. I was just home doing nothing. You’ve got enough on

with herself. “Why this place, though?

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true. The restaurant was the most upscale spot in all of Srixby. Bonnie had never stepped foot inside before, but she’d heard even the cheapest wine ran

“Having a meal with you shouldn’t feel ordinary. This

Alright.” Bonnie’s lips twitched as she tried to hide

that mean he saw her as someone

a laugh, though her chest swelled with quiet satisfaction. This was the man who swore he wanted to marry Elissa. And yet here he was, falling right into her hands with barely any