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.

she had always been this sensible, perhaps he could have regarded her as a sister,

the garage, Eric’s ringing phone interrupted the

to

“Hello, Linda.”

Hadley discreetly stepped

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

ending the call, he looked at

rushed off before she

“Hey…“.

but then halted, releasing a

effort.

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

had instructed her to wait, she

worsened, now more volatile

“Linda!”

way quickly

Linda would have departed with her assistant by now, but she

with a faint smile, waving as she sat beside her

closed the distance rapidly. “What’s the matter? Why

bit too much to drink and missed the

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

“That’s not true.”

cut in, scolding her, “Aren’t you going to tell

is!”

carefully lifted the hem of Linda’s

please, take a look at

noting the pronounced

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intend to

weak smile. “I just didn’t want

only makes me worry

inquiring, “Are you

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

“Understood.”

brow, Eric said, “We should head to the

arms and instructed her assistant,

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

Eric, Linda bit her lip, embarrassed.

you

irritation. “Looking after

Linda nodded slightly, her smile faint as she averted her

and Hadley glanced at her phone again. Twenty minutes

sign of Eric.

herself, not surprised in

obviously left her

Eric behavior, something

phone away, she decided to start her journey

ran, and a taxi was beyond her

make it on foot.

all

was at the hospital with Linda, ensuring she received

diagnosis was a strained ligament in her ankle; thankfully, no bones were broken.

then escorted her back to the expansive

had never formalized their union, she had once carried his child,

her as Ernest’s wife,

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