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.

granddaughter and Ernest’s little sister by every measure that matters. The Flynn family stands as her maiden house and

“Grandma!”

“Nyla…”

filled with astonishment

temporarily eclipsed happiness, as though someone had unexpectedly

Nyla pronounced, her finger directing his attention with regal 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.

excitement, gratitude radiating from him like physical warmth. “I understand completely, Grandma. Thank you—thank

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out, her fingers brushing Hadley’s

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

subtle movement of her chin, she directed Hadley’s attention to the lavish array of