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

Chapter 1616:

Hadley didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Can’t you take a break for just one day?”

“Nope. If I stop now, I’ll spiral, and then the headache will really kick in.”

A few days later, in the evening, a storm tore through the sky. In the playroom, Joy and Locke played under Hadley’s watchful eye.

Her phone rang.

A message from Eric lit up the screen. “I’ve arrived at the airport.”

She tapped a quick reply. “It’s pouring. Tell the driver to go slow and stay safe.”

“Got it. Don’t worry.”

Hadley set her phone aside and glanced at the clock, murmuring under her breath, “Ernest should be landing any minute.”

was scheduled to touch down in Srixby today. Eric had

Ernest left until now, exactly a week

the window, her

almost too quietly. Still, something tugged at the edge of her

Linda really out of their lives

Was Ernest doing fine?

phone lit up

“Picked

it.” She tucked her phone away, rose to her feet, and walked out. To a

long now—Ernest would

place for

“Yes, Miss Pearson.”

against the floor as she dashed out and

playful pinch. She turned to Locke with a gentle grin. “What do you say,

“Yes!”