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.

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

could not afford.

“Fine. Very well.”

smirk curling his lips. “Hadley,

she think he was doing

how you repay me? By using my own family

me?”

met his stare. “Oh,

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 determined to meddle in my affairs?” Their eyes locked,

soft, measured tap

“Who is it?”

edged with

inside, his expression

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

“No! Get lost-”

“Wait!”

clean through his

narrowed.

smiled, a picture of effortless poise. “Mr. Flynn,” she said, addressing him as if he were nothing more than

a stranger.

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

promised.”

blinked, momentarily caught off guard.

kept up the

name on a guest list, just another

she wanted to play it,

slow, ice–edged smirk. “Sure. Why

voice as effortless as

“On it!”

return just as swiftly. A waitress trailed behind him, balancing

set, Mr.

then glanced at Hadley, giving her a subtle

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

red liquid catching the light before settling into the glass. Then, with deliberate grace, Hadley

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never returned to

in, curling around his thoughts like

hold back any longer. “Hadley, what really happened between you and Mr. Flynn that night? Just

“Nothing happened.”

said, “I suppose he

off the mask.”

at her with

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