Chapter 49 He Won’t Come Back Again

Hadley met Eric’s threat with nothing more than a knowing smile, effortless and unwavering.

Her voice remained steady, almost amused. “I don’t think so.”

“Hadley!”

“Mr. Flynn!”

She barely acknowledged the storm gathering in Eric’s expression–the tension in his jaw, the fire in his eyes. Instead, she pushed forward, her words measured, deliberate.

“Tell me, just how much is the Flynn family name worth to you? If you walk out that door now, all people will talk about is two patrons fighting over a pretty dancer. Typical nightclub drama. No scandal. No fallout.”

Then, with a subtle shift, her voice took on a biting mockery.

“But shut down Galant? Oh, that would be a mistake. Because then, I’ll make sure everyone knows exactly who I am. You might see me as nothing, but let’s not forget… I’m still Mrs. Flynn.”

She paused just long enough to watch the weight of her words settle before delivering the final stroke. “Picture the headlines, Eric. The esteemed Flynn family’s daughter–in–law–Srixby’s most coveted nightclub dancer. Now that would be a spectacle, don’t you think?”

Eric went rigid. His features hardened, his fury warring with disbelief.

Hadley simply laughed. “How could you allow something so disgraceful? Quite the scandal, wouldn’t you say?”

A heavy silence settled over the room.

Eric’s jaw tightened, the muscle ticking in frustration. As much as he despised it, Hadley had struck exactly

where it hurt.

The thought of the Flynn name being dragged through the mud, turned into Srixby’s latest mockery, was a humiliation he could not afford.

“Fine. Very well.”

His gaze turned razor–sharp, a slow, cruel smirk curling his lips. “Hadley, you really are an ingrate, aren’t you?”

Who did she think he was doing all this for, anyway?

“We took you in, gave you everything, and this–this is how you repay me? By using my own family to threaten me?”

Hadley met his stare. “Oh, I wouldn’t dare.”

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Chapter 49 He Won’t Come Back Again

Hadley simply laughed. “How could you allow something so disgraceful? Quite the scandal, wouldn’t you say?”

A heavy silence settled over the room.

Eric’s jaw tightened, the muscle ticking in frustration. As much as he despised it, Hadley had struck exactly

where it hurt.

through the mud,

he could

“Fine. Very well.”

his lips. “Hadley, you really

was doing all this

in, gave you everything, and this–this is how

me?”

his stare. “Oh,

even be a Flynn anymore. So tell me, Eric–why are you so determined to meddle in my

soft, measured tap

“Who is it?”

was edged

enough for Lennon to peek inside, his expression cautious. “Mr. Flynn…

Lennon was starting to get worried. After the fiasco with Cody, Lennon was probably wondering if Hadley needed

“No! Get lost-”

“Wait!”

clean through

eyes narrowed. “What

smiled, a picture of effortless poise. “Mr. Flynn,” she said, addressing him as if

a stranger.

Lewis can bring some wine. You’re the man of the night, after all. It’s only right that

promised.”

caught

kept up

on a guest list, just another face

that was how she wanted

a slow, ice–edged smirk. “Sure. Why not.”

to Lennon, her voice as effortless as ever. “Would you mind taking

brightened. “On

he was gone–only to return just as swiftly. A waitress trailed behind

set, Mr. Flynn.”

giving her

forward, lifting the bottle with steady hands. The wine poured smoothly,

the light before settling into the glass. Then, with deliberate grace,

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and Eric never returned to

his thoughts

really happened between you and Mr. Flynn that

“Nothing happened.”

the truth, so she simply said, “I suppose he just didn’t like what

off the mask.”

at her with furrowed

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