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

Chapter 55

Chapter 55 A Passing Spark That Had Long Since Fizzl…

When Hadley peeked inside the bag, het brows knitted together. Lollipops? She puzzled over it, wondering if the whirlwind of the night–the chaos, the excitement, the relentless twists–had finally scrambled her senses

“What are you zoning out for?” Eric glanced at her briefly, his tone laced with casual impatience. “Open one.”

Did he want one for himself?

Hadley gave a small nod. “Alright.”

She reached into the bag, pulled one out, peeled off the wrapper, and held it out to him. “Here.”

Eric’s lips curled into the faintest smirk.

“Why are you handing it to me?”

Huh? Hadley blinked in surprise. If not for him, then for whom? He was the one who told her to open it. Now he didn’t want it? Was he just toying with her?

Eric let out a soft sigh, catching the baffled expression on her face.

He leaned in, plucked the lollipop from her grasp, and murmured, “Open your mouth.”

“Huh?” Hadley’s lips parted slightly in confusion.

Even so, Eric seized the moment. With deliberate ease, he placed the lollipop between her lips.

Hadley’s mind scrambled. What was going on here?

Eric chuckled, clearly amused by her reaction.

For once, there were no barbed words or sharp exchanges between them. And when he smiled like that, with the ghost of boyish mischief flickering in his eyes, he seemed almost innocent.

He gave her a nod. “How is it? Sweet?”

Hadley hesitated, swallowed, and then nodded slowly, her expression dazed. “Yeah”

“So good it’s got you speechless?”

Eric glanced at her, his voice teasing “What, planning to enjoy the whole stash by yourself? There’s a whole bag, you know. Shouldn’t you unwrap one for me too?”

So, he did want one after all?

Hurriedly, Hadley grabbed another, peeled it open, and held it up to his lips.

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“Here.”

Eric hummed under his breath before leaning down to take a bite.

The sugary taste hit his tongue, and he frowned slightly. What was so special about this? It was just sugar- something only kids would lose their minds over.

Then again, Hadley was young enough to be swept up in such small joys.

It made sense she liked it.

regret. “You gave me hell for

his way of

to respond at

freeze, Eric’s brow creased. “What? You don’t like it?”

head quickly. “No, I love it. Thank

no clue why he was being so oddly generous, but she wasn’t about to

he’d get annoyed and haul her back

you like it.”

leaned back, content.

and before he even realized it, his lips curved into an easy,

at her apartment, Hadley’s phone

mood to deal

was calling wasn’t giving

midnight now, and Hadley almost felt

sighed and answered.

“Hadley!”

on the other end was frantic. “Why couldn’t I get through? Are you alright?

trouble?”

Hadley smirked inwardly.

always arrived too

and I’m

“Wait!”

cut through. “About the money. I left in a hurry and forgot to give you

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set. Let’s meet, and

“No need.”

His confusion was palpable. “Are you mad?”

she needed to say. “I’ll

done. After this call, I’m blocking you.

“Had-”

wait to hear the rest. Without hesitation, she hung up and blocked

face upward,

she be so foolish? How many times did she have to trip over

make the same

had been a misstep, but afs

what she endured alone every

her eyes, feeling the sting

Hadley,” she murmured to

figure something out. For Joy’s sake,

turn away.

nightclub pulsed with its usual

the stage, but ever since that infamous toasting

under Eric’s favor.

they watched from a respectful distance. No one

went on,

step out of

his star performer anymore. Word on the street was that his interest had been

he hadn’t shown his face

flowers, the

indulgences–had

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