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.

sensible, perhaps he could have regarded her as a sister,

ringing phone interrupted the

to

“Hello, Linda.”

name, Hadley discreetly stepped back, allowing for

face hardened in response to Linda’s words. He responded, “Stay put. I’ll be

call, he looked at Hadley. “Stay

rushed off before she could

“Hey…“.

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

effort.

wanted to tell him that she really didn’t need his help to get home. He was better off attending

had instructed her to wait, she

worsened, now

“Linda!”

way

assistant by now, but she

faint smile, waving as

distance rapidly. “What’s the matter? Why is your foot

had a bit too much to drink and missed the step coming out of

dismissed the concern with a smile. “Really, it’s nothing

“That’s not true.”

you going to tell Mr. Flynn the truth?

is!”

lifted the hem of Linda’s dress for

please, take a look at

examined Linda’s ankle, noting the pronounced swelling with

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to keep

weak smile. “I just didn’t want to

only makes me worry

inquiring, “Are you able to

a few steps, but it was too painful. We had to call

“Understood.”

of his brow, Eric said, “We should head to

in his arms and instructed her

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

she rested against Eric, Linda bit her lip, embarrassed. “I hate that I’m

you talking

tone was tinged with irritation. “Looking after

her smile faint as she averted her

passed by, and Hadley glanced at her phone again. Twenty

sign of Eric.

herself, not

had obviously left

was typical Eric behavior, something Hadley had come to

to start

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

make it on foot.

walk all

Eric was at the hospital with Linda, ensuring

bones were broken. A cast was

her back to the

union, she had once carried his

Flynn family had long embraced her as Ernest’s wife, and she had resided with them

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