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.

being dragged through the mud, turned into Srixby’s latest

could not

“Fine. Very well.”

a slow, cruel smirk curling his

did she think he was doing all this

this–this is how you repay me? By

me?”

met his stare. “Oh,

won’t even be a Flynn anymore. So tell me, Eric–why are you so determined to meddle in

tap shattered the standoff.

“Who is it?”

was edged with impatience.

inside, his expression cautious. “Mr. Flynn… just checking if you needed anything?”

been alone inside the dressing room for too long, and Lennon was starting to get worried. After the fiasco with Cody, Lennon was probably wondering

“No! Get lost-”

“Wait!”

clean

narrowed.

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

a stranger.

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

promised.”

caught off guard.

she kept up the act.

name on a guest list, just another face in the crowd.

she wanted to

lips curled into a slow, ice–edged smirk.

voice as effortless as ever. “Would you mind

“On it!”

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

Mr. Flynn.”

giving

lifting the bottle with steady hands. The wine poured

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

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and Eric never returned to Galant.

in, curling around his thoughts

longer. “Hadley, what really happened between you and Mr. Flynn that

“Nothing happened.”

“I suppose he just didn’t like what he saw when I took

off the mask.”

her with

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