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.”

the day before—his flight was scheduled to touch down in Srixby today. Eric had

the moment Ernest left until now, exactly

stared out the window, her thoughts

few days had passed quietly, almost too quietly. Still, something tugged at the edge of

really out of their lives for

Was Ernest doing fine?

phone lit

Eric. “Picked up

to her feet, and walked out. To a nearby

wouldn’t be long now—Ernest would be taking

the place

“Yes, Miss Pearson.”

she dashed out and wrapped herself around

pinch. She turned to Locke with a gentle grin. “What

“Yes!”