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

Chapter 65 An Overwhelming Urge To Ki…

What was happening?

Everything around Eric was engulfed in darkness, visibility reduced to nil

Eric’s gaze snapped towards Hadley’s apartment, noting the complete blackness that enveloped her chem living space as well.

He pondered whether Hadley might be frightened, considering she was alone.

Deciding not to wait, Eric activated the flashlight on his phone and advanced.

He ascended the stairs rapidly, two or three at a time, until he reached the fifth floor in no time.

Inside, Hadley was searching through a drawer for candles with the help of her phone’s light

The sound of knocking made her pause, slightly startled.

She hurried to the door. “Who’s there?”

“It’s me!”

As the door opened, Eric’s gaze found hers in the dim light. “Do you often have visitors? Other than that grocery store guy I saw last time, who else comes around often?”

Hadley, still a bit bewildered, shook her head. “Nobody else.”

Eric let out a soft chuckle.

He strode in, his long strides taking him directly to the sofa where he sat down. “So, what’s the situation here?

Hadley said, “The power’s gone out.”

“A blackout?” Eric was taken aback. “Here?”

“Can you believe Srixby still experiences blackouts?” Eric muttered internally.

“That’s just how things are,” Hadley said. “This part of town is quite old. The electrical infrastructure is outdated, leading to frequent repairs and disruptions.”

For Eric, who was raised in a more affluent area, such realities were beyond his usual experiences.

“This neighborhood is really run–down…” Eric grumbled.

Visibly annoyed, he then questioned, “Why do you have to stay in such a place?”

Hadley chose not to respond directly to his criticism. Shifting the focus, she asked, “Did you need something by

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coming up here?”

question,

Should he admit that he

scoffed lightly, “I just came to see what was up. If anything happened

explained his

with a nod. “I appreciate it, but you can go

she dismissing him already? It seemed she didn’t value his

him. “Leave? In this darkness? How am I supposed to even see all

have your phone?”

out of

“Okay, hold on.”

find what she needed. She returned to rummaging

about what she could possibly be doing, got up and joined her by the cabinet. Leaning in, he asked, “What’s this

“Candles.”

repeated, taken aback. “You actually keep

are frequent here. The landlord and the agent warned me when I signed the lease, so I came prepared.”

Really?

outages and chose this place

silhouette against the faint light. This resourcefulness was uncharacteristic of the Hadley he remembered, who had always seemed more demanding and less prepared.

“Found them.”

Hadley pulled out some candles from the back

a slight smile, she said, “Here

to Eric. “Here, use this to light your way

gave her a skeptical look and scoffed, “Keep it. I don’t

it was too dark to see the

his tone laced with contempt. “You expect me to walk out

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knocked the candle from her hand.

astonishment crossing her face. She murmured, “Okay, no

turning urgent

matter now?” Eric asked,

only let out a scream.

the floor as she leapt

“Hadley! Hadley?”

bewildered by the sudden chaos. As Hadley leapt towards him, his reflexes took over, and he instinctively reached out to catch her.

clung to him

Eric’s neck tightly, her screams muffled in the

a trembling bundle of warmth

hand while gently cradling the back of her head with

cheeks brushed, and her unique fragrance enveloped him,

and smelled