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.

Flynn name being dragged through the mud, turned into Srixby’s

could not afford.

“Fine. Very well.”

smirk curling his lips. “Hadley, you really are an ingrate, aren’t

she think he was doing

how you

me?”

stare. “Oh, I wouldn’t dare.”

smooth. “But let’s be clear. Leave me alone, and nothing will spiral out of control. Soon enough, I won’t even be a Flynn anymore. So tell me, Eric–why are you so

soft, measured tap shattered the

“Who is it?”

voice was edged

for Lennon to peek inside, his expression

Hadley had been alone inside the dressing room for too long, and Lennon was starting to

“No! Get lost-”

“Wait!”

voice sliced clean through

narrowed. “What

of effortless poise. “Mr. Flynn,” she said, addressing him

a stranger.

of the night, after all. It’s only right that I offer you a

promised.”

momentarily caught off

kept

on

in. If that was how she wanted to play it, then so

curled into a slow, ice–edged smirk. “Sure.

to Lennon, her voice as effortless as

“On it!”

just as swiftly. A waitress trailed behind him, balancing a tray bearing the wine and

set, Mr.

Hadley, giving her a subtle nod.

bottle with steady hands. The wine poured

liquid catching the light before settling into the glass. Then, with deliberate grace, Hadley extended it toward Eric, both hands cradling the

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and Eric never returned to Galant.

in, curling around his thoughts like an unanswered question. Restless, he finally turn

you and Mr. Flynn that night? Just tell me.

“Nothing happened.”

suppose he just didn’t like what he

off the mask.”

stared at her

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