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 regarded her as a

ringing phone interrupted

to answer

“Hello, Linda.”

discreetly stepped back,

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

call, he looked at

rushed off before

“Hey…“.

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

effort.

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

he had instructed her to wait,

had clearly worsened, now more volatile

“Linda!”

his way quickly

with her assistant by

Linda greeted him with a faint smile, waving

distance rapidly. “What’s the matter?

much to drink and missed the step coming out of

the concern with a smile.

“That’s not true.”

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

is!”

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

take a look

examined Linda’s ankle, noting the pronounced swelling with

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you intend to

weak smile. “I just didn’t want to cause you any

makes me

paused briefly before inquiring, “Are

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

“Understood.”

furrow of his brow, Eric

gently lifted Linda in his arms and instructed her

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

her lip, embarrassed. “I hate that I’m causing you

are you talking

with irritation. “Looking

smile faint as she averted

her phone again. Twenty minutes had elapsed, and

sign of Eric.

herself, not surprised in the

obviously

was typical Eric behavior, something Hadley had

to start

a taxi was beyond her budget. Nonetheless, she

make it on foot.

would walk all the

hospital with Linda, ensuring

thankfully, no bones were broken. A cast was fitted, and

her back to the expansive Flynn

and Ernest had never formalized their union, she had once carried his child, a pregnancy that tragically did not

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

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