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

the garage, Eric’s ringing phone interrupted the

paused to answer

“Hello, Linda.”

Hadley discreetly stepped back,

in response to Linda’s words. He responded,

he looked

off before

“Hey…“.

halted, releasing a resigned

effort.

she really didn’t need his help to

her to wait,

temper had clearly worsened, now

“Linda!”

way quickly

have departed with her assistant by

him with a faint smile, waving

the

might have had a bit too much

dismissed the concern with a smile.

“That’s not true.”

assistant cut in, scolding her, “Aren’t you going to tell Mr. Flynn the truth? Look at

is!”

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

take

ankle, noting the pronounced swelling with

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to

“I just didn’t want

makes me

paused briefly before inquiring, “Are

steps, but it was too painful.

“Understood.”

Eric

lifted Linda in his arms and instructed

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

Linda bit her lip, embarrassed. “I hate that

are you talking

was tinged with irritation. “Looking after you is

nodded slightly, her smile

Hadley glanced at her phone again. Twenty minutes had

sign of Eric.

herself, not

obviously

typical Eric behavior, something Hadley had

away, she decided to start her journey

and a taxi was beyond

make it on foot.

would walk all the

with Linda, ensuring she received proper medical

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

escorted her back to the expansive Flynn family

union, she had once

long embraced her as Ernest’s wife,

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