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

Chapter 49

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

could not

“Fine. Very well.”

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

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

this–this is how you repay me? By using my own family to threaten

me?”

stare. “Oh, I wouldn’t

spiral out of control. Soon enough, I won’t even be a Flynn anymore. So tell me, Eric–why are

measured tap shattered

“Who is it?”

voice was edged with

to peek inside, his expression cautious. “Mr. Flynn… just checking

Lennon was starting to get worried. After the fiasco with

“No! Get lost-”

“Wait!”

sliced clean

eyes narrowed. “What now?”

said,

a stranger.

the night, after all. It’s only right that I

promised.”

momentarily caught

kept up the act.

on a guest list, just another face in

was how she wanted to play it, then

curled into a slow, ice–edged

as ever.

brightened. “On

gone–only to return just as swiftly. A waitress trailed behind him, balancing a tray bearing the wine

Mr.

then glanced at Hadley, giving her a

stepped forward, lifting the bottle with steady

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

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and Eric never returned to Galant.

creeping in, curling around his thoughts like an unanswered question.

unable to hold back any longer. “Hadley, what really happened between you and

“Nothing happened.”

she simply said, “I suppose he just didn’t

off the mask.”

at her

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