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.

sensible, perhaps he could have regarded

Eric’s ringing phone

paused to

“Hello, Linda.”

discreetly stepped back, allowing

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

the call, he looked at Hadley.

before

“Hey…“.

him, but then halted, releasing a

effort.

didn’t need his help to get home. He was better off

had instructed her

worsened, now

“Linda!”

his way

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

him with a faint smile, waving as she sat beside

distance rapidly. “What’s the

have had a bit too much to drink and missed the step coming

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

“That’s not true.”

to tell Mr.

is!”

the hem of Linda’s dress for

take a look at

pronounced swelling with a grimace

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to keep

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

only makes

paused briefly before inquiring, “Are

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

“Understood.”

of his brow, Eric said, “We should head to

and instructed her assistant, “Please, bring

“Right away, Mr. Flynn!”

Linda bit her lip, embarrassed.

you

with irritation. “Looking after you

smile faint

again. Twenty minutes had elapsed, and there was

sign of Eric.

to herself, not surprised in the

had obviously left her

Eric behavior, something

phone away, she decided to start her journey home

longer ran, and a

make it on foot.

walk all the way

hospital with Linda, ensuring she

ankle; thankfully, no bones were broken. A cast was fitted, and rest prescribed,

her back to the expansive

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

Ernest’s wife, and she had resided with them

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