Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can't Afford Me by Thedora Birnir

Chapter 37

Chapter 37 It’s Time To

Move On

Hadley stood rooted to the spot, her gaze fixed on the duo entangled in what seemed to be an intimate

embrace. Were they about to kiss?

“Oh no!” Hadley cursed silently.

Eric faced her directly, while Linda remained oblivious, her back turned. She had no idea Hadley was standing

there, witnessing the moment.

Eric’s expression stiffened, his complexion turning pale as his grip on Linda’s arm unconsciously tighte

Hadley? What was she doing here?

Hadley was the first to shake off the shock, her body snapping into motion as she spun around to flee.

Why was she running?

Did she see him as some kind of dreadful specter lurking in the dark?

“Linda!” Eric’s tone turned rigid as he pushed Linda away. “You don’t need to walk me out. I can handle it

myself.”

Before Linda could respond, Eric was already striding down the hallway, his long legs effortlessly closing the distance between him and Hadley.

“Eric!”

Linda’s voice rang out, sharp with frustration. She clenched her fists, staring after him. Had she come on too strong and driven him away?

Eric, familiar with every inch of the building, caught up with Hadley in no time, cornering her in the stairwell.

“Where do you think you’re going?” he snapped.

Hadley found herself trapped, her back pressed flat against the cold wall.

Eric braced his hands on either side of her, effectively caging her in. “Why are you running? Do I terrify you

that much?”

Hadley swallowed hard. To her, he was far more fearsome than any monster conjured from childhood

nightmares.

Shrinking away to avoid the accidental brush of his arm, she clasped her hands together and pleaded, “Please, just let me go! I didn’t mean to interrupt you two!”

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“If they were planning to cozy up, they should have picked a better location,” she thought. That corridor? Anyone could have walked by.

What? Interrupting?

narrowing into dangerous slits as he growled her name, “Hadley,

running through your

There wasn’t a shred of possibility for anything between him

yet, this wasn’t the first time Hadley

wasn’t the only one, either. Half the people in Srixby likely shared

There was nothing to correct. His history with Linda was tangled, yes, but it had never

for reasons beyond his understanding, he felt an inexplicable need to clarify things with Hadley.

and I are not

thrown off. “What

frustration flared again. “Are you ever going to stop

hesitated. “Wait,

was confirmation enough.

It’s none

stood there, fuming but unable to find the

was he even wasting his breath?

was no reason to justify

“Maybe you should explain it to

“Hadley!”

reignited Eric’s

to stir up

opportunity, ducking beneath his arm and bolting, tossing a final remark

Situations like this don’t just

Situations like this?

even

a coma, yet Hadley seemed convinced Eric was entangled with his

clandestine affair.

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that. The Flynn family

yet… Something about her words clung to him like a stubborn shadow. The memory of Linda’s earlier expression resurfaced, leaving a faint unease gnawing at the back of

I should move on and find someone new,” he mused.

And where?

simply conjure

still legally bound in marriage. For that reason,

But now?

was about time.

evening, without calling Barrie or Marshall, Eric found

booth in front of the stage

moment he caught wind of Eric’s arrival, grinning from

Flynn!”

arm over the sofa while tapping his knee absentmindedly with the other.

she dancing in tonight?”

eyes gleamed knowingly.

aware of why Eric was here. “So, she’s the one,”

Flynn, we’ve got quite a

didn’t crash into the dressing room for just anybody.” Lennon chuckled, rubbing his hands together. “Right, right. She’s

arched a brow. “No

shifts based on a random draw among

That was new.

into a rundown of the Dance–Off Championship before flashing another wide

in on the

certainly had a way with words.

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