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

Chapter 1608:

“Sure. Bye!” With a wave, Colleen turned and jogged through the gate.

Brady watched her disappear behind the gate, slid into the driver’s seat, and rested his hands on the wheel without turning the key.

Something in him wouldn’t settle. What if something went wrong?

Instead of leaving, he chose to wait, engine off, silently keeping watch.

Meanwhile, inside the house, Colleen barely made it past the doorway before her parents launched into her.

“Didn’t we ask you not to come back? And now you sneak in behind our backs?”

“What were you even thinking? You could’ve been an associate professor at a respected university. Isn’t that enough for you?”

“I just missed home, that’s all… I missed you both.” For a brief second, the room fell quiet.

about

know. I’m sorry, okay? Please don’t

Later, when she finally made it back to her childhood bedroom, she glanced at

go? Were they hard on you?

the message, Colleen blinked at the screen, a little

outside the house, Brady felt his phone vibrate with her

over.” A quiet breath left Brady as the

“Glad to hear that.”

“Are you home yet?”

journey starts at

“Yeah, just got in.”

then. Sleep well. And don’t forget—you’re still owed that

“Will do. Good night.”

looked back at the house one last time. Only then did he

time the clock struck 9 P.M., Eric had rushed back to Olisvale Bay. As