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

Chapter 1667:

The sordid narrative contained no surprises for him; he had been privy to most of these disturbing details for months now.

When they first found out that Linda had been secretly holding back Hadley’s living expenses for years, Ernest had reluctantly shared the underlying truth with him—a desperate attempt to shield Linda from further humiliation.

But even in that moment of vulnerability, Ernest had withheld one crucial detail: the identity of Linda’s unwitting violator—Robin—whose name now changed everything about the tangled situation.

Eric could follow the tortured logic behind Ernest’s calculated omission. After all, Linda had suffered this violation as direct fallout from Ernest’s business affairs. For any woman, such an experience would leave psychological wounds that might never fully heal.

This understanding had compelled Eric to abandon the idea of punishment and leave things to Ernest.

medical care for Linda, ensuring her physical recovery would proceed without public

moral compass often pointing in troubling directions—this assessment remained

sequence of events—her violation followed by the accident that left her paralyzed, both stemming from their family’s business entanglements—could not be

compassion and discomfort—a fallen adversary whose suffering exceeded any

faults, basic humanity—and the undeniable debt they owed her for their

in this tragedy exposed, Eric released

that Robin—of all people—had been the unknowing instrument of Linda’s violation transformed the ethical landscape

that Linda would find closure or forgiveness in this revelation;

his prediction, Linda’s brittle laughter shattered the silence—a sound devoid of mirth yet rich

understand completely,” she whispered with dangerous calm. “That couple—the man violated my body while I was drugged, and the woman subsequently claimed the