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.

could have

Eric’s ringing

to answer

“Hello, Linda.”

name, Hadley discreetly stepped back,

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

the call, he

off before she

“Hey…“.

then halted,

effort.

didn’t need his help to get

instructed her to

clearly worsened, now more

“Linda!”

way quickly

her assistant by now, but she

faint smile, waving as

“What’s the matter?

a twist. I might have had a bit too much

dismissed the concern with a smile. “Really, it’s

“That’s not true.”

you going to tell Mr. Flynn the truth? Look at how swollen your

is!”

lifted the hem of Linda’s dress for Eric to

please, take

examined Linda’s ankle, noting the pronounced swelling with a grimace

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to

smile. “I just didn’t want

only makes me

paused briefly before inquiring, “Are you able

steps, but it

“Understood.”

a concerned furrow of his brow, Eric said, “We

gently lifted Linda in his arms and instructed her assistant, “Please, bring

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

against Eric, Linda bit her lip, embarrassed. “I

are you talking

tinged with irritation.

nodded slightly, her smile faint as she averted

glanced at her phone again. Twenty minutes had

sign of Eric.

to herself, not

obviously left her

was typical Eric behavior, something Hadley

phone away, she decided to

and a taxi was beyond her budget. Nonetheless, she

make it on foot.

all

hospital with Linda, ensuring she

ankle; thankfully, no bones were broken. A cast was

back to the expansive

formalized their union, she had once carried his

had long embraced her as Ernest’s wife, and

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