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

the garage, Eric’s ringing phone

to answer

“Hello, Linda.”

discreetly stepped back, allowing

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

he

rushed off before she

“Hey…“.

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

effort.

need his help to get home. He

he had instructed her to wait, she

clearly worsened, now

“Linda!”

made his way

with her assistant by now, but she

him with a faint smile, waving as she

rapidly. “What’s the

a twist. I might have had a bit too much to drink and

the concern with a

“That’s not true.”

going to tell Mr. Flynn the truth? Look

is!”

lifted the hem of Linda’s dress for

please, take a look at

pronounced swelling with a

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to keep this from

weak smile. “I just

only makes

paused briefly before inquiring, “Are

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

“Understood.”

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

in his arms and instructed her assistant, “Please,

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

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

are you

tone was tinged with irritation. “Looking after you is my

her smile faint as

at her phone again. Twenty minutes had

sign of Eric.

not surprised in

had obviously left

something

decided to start

ran, and a taxi was beyond her budget.

make it on foot.

walk all the way

the hospital with Linda, ensuring she received proper

thankfully, no bones were broken. A cast was fitted, and rest prescribed, with no need

escorted her back to

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

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

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