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

Chapter 54

Chapter 54 Bail Her Out

Hadley cast a fleeting glance at Eric before lowering her head with a faint smile. “No need, I will tell the police

whatever they need to know.”

She was curious to see if Eric truly believed he could dictate every turn of her fate.

Eric had not expected her to dig in her heels like this. Was it really so impossible for her to just talk to him and clear things up?

Trapped between frustration and disbelief, Eric let out a cold, sharp laugh. “Fine, perfect! Let’s get moving then!”

Did she think he relished interfering in her affairs? If he kept sticking his nose in, he might as well be a fool.

“Let’s go!”

Hadley turned and followed the policewoman out.

A moment later, a loud crash echoed behind her. She froze for a heartbeat. Eric had overturned the coffee table

in a fit of rage.

The room lay in ruins.

At the police station.

“Officer, I have explained everything clearly.”

She had been repeating herself like a scratched record, yet the officers remained unimpressed.

“You claim you are innocent, so why were you

there?”

Hadley opened her mouth, but then shut it again.

She had been alone in that room, just as she had already said.

“Your story is full of holes, Miss Pearson. You need to tell us the truth.”

Hadley fell silent, the pressure pressing down on her like a boulder.

“Any witnesses? Friends? Family? Someone who can vouch for you?”

This…

Her mind went blank. She had no one.

The officer sighed. “Alright, detain her for now.”

He snapped his notebook shut and motioned for her to be taken away.

The iron door groaned, and she was shoved inside a cell.

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there, their skimpy outfits clashing with

lips together and settled

way but made no effort to engage her.

they letting us out?” one of them grumbled with a yawn. “This is ridiculous. How are we supposed

make a buck like

ourselves lucky they are not shipping us off to one of those reform programs. Those things

is not too shabby though!”

gnawing dread settling

the same fate? She had heard of

still a cage. She could not afford to

had not seen this mess

let that man slip away.

door, and

headed for White Lake?” the

“Yeah.”

tightened her arms around herself. White Lake

Prison stood.

Just sit here and wait for the walls to close in?

through her mind… She shut her eyes

and moved to the iron door. “Officer! I need

one call, and Hadley dialed Eric’s

was Phillips who answered. “I will pass it along

“Alright, thank you.”

hung up

No one came.

she had lost all sense of time. Each second

not come? It would not surprise her. Men like

was about to resign herself to her fate, the iron door

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Bail

“Hadley Pearson?”

head snapped

is here. Come

her feet, her fists clenching unconsciously. For a split second, she felt an

to cry.

a chair as if the entire station belonged to him. As she walked toward

played at his lips.

stations. You have not been

second visit.”

ignored his jibe, stopping in front of him with her

you drag me down here just to play the silent

before lifting her gaze to meet his. “I have not.”

“What?”

“Have not what? You are

he was playing

always like this?

he care about her?

a chance. Not in this lifetime.

had not divorced yet? But that was a weak excuse. Their marriage had been dead for

and if Hadley wanted

spoke carefully. “The question you asked and the answer you

have not…”

not what?” Eric refused

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