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

Chapter 1624:

“What exactly do you mean by claiming Hadley has no maiden family?” Nyla’s voice cut through the air, sharp as a drawn blade.

Nyla adjusted her reading glasses with deliberate precision, releasing a contemptuous snort. “Are you pronouncing me deceased? Or perhaps declaring your elder brother irrelevant?”

“Grandma!” Eric recoiled as if struck. “That wasn’t my intention at all…” Realization dawned across his features, like the sun breaking through fog, illuminating the true purpose behind today’s summons.

“Grandma, are you suggesting…” His voice trailed off, almost afraid to voice the hope taking shape.

“Precisely.” Nyla’s smile carried the satisfaction of a chess master revealing a long-planned move, her nod confirming his unfinished thought.

Though not bound by blood, the years Nyla had invested in raising Eric had given her intimate knowledge of his sharp mind—a mind now rapidly connecting the dots she had carefully arranged.

family at fifteen,” Nyla stated with firm authority. “She is my granddaughter and Ernest’s little sister by every measure that matters. The Flynn family stands as her maiden house

“Grandma!”

“Nyla…”

voices tangled in synchronicity, both expressions filled with astonishment and dawning joy, filling the

though Hadley’s expression remained more complex. Overwhelmed wonder temporarily eclipsed happiness, as

authority, “return to Ferris with this message: select an auspicious date and present himself at the Flynn Mansion for a proper visit to meet Hadley’s family. Nothing less will

in barely contained excitement, gratitude radiating from him like

tales live

weathered hand reached out, her fingers

film of moisture glazed her normally steely eyes. “When you first married, I failed to provide the send-off you deserved… This

Hadley’s attention to the lavish array of gifts arranged meticulously