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

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Hadley Rejects

Him

“Release me!”

As their skin made contact, Hadley experienced a startling zap, reminiscent of an electric shock, prompting her

to jerk her hand away from Eric.

“What?” Eric paused, looking at his hand in surprise. “Are you really pushing me away like this, Hadley

“…”

Turning her head aside, Hadley muttered, “I can manage on my own. I’ll just walk behind you.”

“What?”

With a raised eyebrow and a hint of sarcasm, Eric responded, “You’re avoiding my touch?”

He moved closer, his irritation evident.

“Do you think I’m eager to hold you? Had you not been lagging, I wouldn’t have needed to. Your overreaction is

really unnecessary.”

Hadley cast her eyes downward, her eyelashes casting shadows as she stayed quiet.

Eric scoffed and spun around. “Just keep up!”

“Alright.”

Hadley gave a nod, quietly breathing a sigh of relief. She might have been overreacting, but it was involuntary

As soon as his fingers grazed hers, a chill reminiscent of a serpent’s touch crept across her skin.

This sensation filled her with revulsion and unease.

Instinctively, she withdrew her hand.

Eric’s brisk pace soon created a gap between them, and his glance back at her carried a shadow of annoyance

“Could you possibly move any quicker?”

“Sure!”

Hadley hastened her steps to keep up with him.

Eric’s gaze narrowed as he pondered the recent interaction. Had Hadley really just rejected him?

He recalled a time when she scarcely could bear to be apart from him….

Her stint overseas appeared to have transformed her.

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Indeed, this was the change he had been hoping for.

Looking back, he realized sending her away was undoubtedly the correct choice.

this sensible, perhaps he could have

ringing

to answer

“Hello, Linda.”

name, Hadley discreetly stepped back,

words. He responded, “Stay put. I’ll be

he looked

off before she could

“Hey…“.

out to him, but then halted, releasing a resigned sigh. She decided it wasn’t

effort.

his help to get home. He

her to wait, she

clearly worsened, now more volatile than

“Linda!”

way quickly

assistant by

with a faint smile,

the distance rapidly. “What’s the

a twist. I might have had a bit too much to

with a smile. “Really,

“That’s not true.”

tell Mr. Flynn the truth? Look at

is!”

then carefully lifted the hem of Linda’s dress for Eric

take a

examined Linda’s ankle, noting the pronounced swelling with

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intend to keep this from

“I just didn’t want to cause

makes me worry

paused briefly before inquiring, “Are

assistant interjected. “She attempted a few steps, but it

“Understood.”

his brow, Eric said,

his arms and instructed

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

bit her lip, embarrassed. “I hate

you

tinged with irritation. “Looking

her smile faint as she

glanced at her phone again. Twenty minutes had elapsed,

sign of Eric.

not

obviously left

something Hadley had

to start her

hour, buses no longer ran, and a taxi was beyond her budget. Nonetheless, she was

make it on foot.

walk all

was at the hospital with Linda, ensuring she received proper

broken. A cast was fitted, and rest prescribed,

then escorted her back to the expansive Flynn family

once carried his child, a

as Ernest’s wife, and she had resided with

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