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

Chapter 1609:

“You look incredible. It’s distracting.”

“Gee.” A gentle laugh escaped Hadley’s lips as she rested her chin in her palm. “Honestly, you’re such a weirdo sometimes.”

“Me?” Eric tilted his head, confused but curious. “What makes me a weirdo?”

Lifting a finger, Hadley gestured to her own face. “Do I look that different from before? Maybe I’ve changed a bit, sure—but it’s still the same face. So why didn’t you care about me back then?”

Eric’s throat tightened. “I… _”

“Just finish the medicine,” Hadley said flatly, rising from her chair and leaving the room. Was she upset?

“Wait, Hadley!” Eric rushed to down the last of his medicine, heart racing as he scrambled to follow her.

slipped into the closet, emerging moments later with clothes in hand. Without slowing down, she

grabbed her wrist and asked, trying to

flinching, her gaze steady.

his head lowered to her ear, he added in a quiet voice, “I couldn’t see

Hadley exhaled, her eyes closing for a second, clearly unimpressed with

her, Eric only tightened his

lifting her gaze to

uploaded

nod, his hand rising to gently touch her cheek. “He called me after he landed

from Hadley. The

that, the woman she never wanted to see again was

you want a

beginning to ease in his

her clothes, he set them aside. “How about we shower together? I’ll