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?

dangerous slits as he

are running through your head?”

wasn’t a shred of possibility for anything between

yet, this wasn’t the first time Hadley had assumed such

the only one, either. Half the people

His history with Linda was tangled, yes, but it had

for reasons beyond his understanding, he felt an inexplicable need to

I are not

Hadley blinked, momentarily thrown off. “What

“Are you ever going to stop this

storm brewing in his eyes, Hadley hesitated. “Wait, are you

silence was confirmation enough.

don’t have to,” Hadley said, still baffled. “I’m just your ex–wife. It’s none of my business.

there, fuming but unable to find

even wasting his

was no reason

Hadley added after a pause. “Maybe

“Hadley!”

words reignited Eric’s fury.

to stir up trouble?”

opportunity, ducking beneath his arm and bolting, tossing a

you should talk to Nyla! Situations like this don’t just happen in stories, you know!”

Situations like this?

was she even

a coma, yet Hadley seemed convinced

clandestine affair.

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laughable. There was no way of that. The Flynn family

words clung to him like a stubborn shadow. The memory of Linda’s earlier expression resurfaced, leaving a

on and find someone

And

wasn’t as if he could simply conjure a new partner from thin

for years, but they were still legally bound in marriage. For that reason, the thought of meeting new people hadn’t even crossed his

But now?

it was

Marshall, Eric found himself heading to Galant

front of the

caught wind of Eric’s arrival, grinning from

Flynn!”

one arm over the sofa while tapping his knee absentmindedly with the

slot is she

eyes gleamed knowingly.

well aware of why Eric was here. “So,

it smooth. “Well, Mr. Flynn, we’ve got quite a few dazzling ladies here.

I didn’t crash into the dressing room for just anybody.” Lennon

arched a brow. “No fixed

on a random draw among the dancers.”

That was

Dance–Off Championship before flashing another

on the

Lennon certainly had a way with

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