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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Chapter 55 A Passing Spark That Had Long Since Fizzled Out

“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.

tone carried a hint of regret. “You gave me hell for it. So, here–I’m making amends with a whole bag, all different

way of apologizing?

too stunned to respond

brow creased.

“No,

had no clue why he was being so oddly

and haul her back to the

you like

leaned back, content.

and before he even realized it, his

at her apartment, Hadley’s

vibrating in the car earlier. Not in the mood to deal

was calling wasn’t giving up.

was well past midnight now, and Hadley almost felt sorry

sighed and

“Hadley!”

“Why couldn’t I get through? Are you alright? Did

trouble?”

Hadley smirked inwardly.

arrived too late.

fine, and I’m hanging up

“Wait!”

I left

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Let’s meet, and I’ll hand

“No need.”

palpable. “Are

question, focusing on what she needed to say. “I’ll figure out the money

call, I’m blocking you. Please

“Had-”

hesitation, she hung up and

face upward, Hadley blinked

be so foolish? How many times did she have

she wouldn’t make the same

had been a

what she endured alone every time he chose to

shut her eyes, feeling the sting behind

Hadley,” she murmured to herself. “Don’t

out. For Joy’s sake, she

turn away.

nightclub pulsed with

but ever since that infamous toasting incident, everyone

was under Eric’s

watched from a respectful

went on, the whispers

step out of

didn’t seem so invested in his star performer anymore. Word on the street was that his interest had been fleeting,

hadn’t shown his

gestures–the flowers, the midnight snacks,

small indulgences–had all

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