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

Chapter 78 You’re Coming

Back To Me

As Hadley walked down Mayfield Road, she immediately noticed the distinct black Bentley parked at the curb.

Such a vehicle was a rare sight in this neighborhood and quite unmistakable.

Equally hard to overlook was Sebastian, casually leaning against the car, apparently waiting for her.

He truly had been waiting.

“Miss Hadley!” he called out, waving as she drew nearer.

“Sebastian,” Hadley replied with a puzzled frown as she walked over. “What brings you here? Did Nyla send you?”

“No, not at all.”

Sebastian cast an uncomfortable look toward the car, his expression almost regretful.

Just then, the car window slid down, revealing a man with a sharp, distinctly cold demeanor. Eric fixed his gaze on her, his voice chilling. “Get in.”

Hadley, reacting quickly, clutched at Sebastian’s sleeve. “Sebastian, I believe he’s speaking to you.” Sebastian chuckled, though it was tinged with resignation. “Believe me, that’s surely not for me.”

It was quite obvious who Eric was waiting for here in the dead of night.

Silence fell over Hadley.

It was clear then; Eric meant her.

With a mix of reluctance and resolve, Hadley opened the car door and settled into the backseat.

She sat upright, placing her hands carefully in her lap, and took a deep breath.

“Where have you been?” Eric asked, glancing at his watch in an exaggerated fashion. “You finished your performance at eleven. It’s now after midnight. Where have you been?”

It seemed he was already aware of her whereabouts, and he just wanted to hear it from her.

Facing him, Hadley calmly responded, “You know the answer, don’t you?”

“I need to hear it from you,” he said, his tone cutting through the silence like a sharp knife. Without warning, his hand reached out, gripping her chin to turn her face toward him.

He closed the distance between them, his flawless features looming just inches away.

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voice then softened to a whisper, asking, “Where were you? Who were you with? What did you

motionless, not

severe angles of Eric’s face, making his striking appearance even more pronounced–a man whose mere presence

a time when Hadley had

Hadley inhaled sharply. “I was out with Denver. We grabbed some ramen

his face giving nothing away. He caressed her jawline gently with his thumb.

question

but then cautiously answered,

that followed was heavy.

the air for long moments, and feeling her discomfort grow, Hadley attempted to

grasped, and she was forced back into

chilling glint, and his

papers have been nullified. The file has been withdrawn. You’re coming back to me.”

seemed to spin around

had endured hardships. But this? This was absolute insanity.

body shaking as her fingers clenched into fists, a desperate

within her.

did you just say?”

have heard him wrong?

what I said? Let me say it again. You’re in need of a man, right? Someone to look after you. So why not…” His eyes grew darker.

a coaxing tone. “It’s late, but tomorrow, let’s visit Grandma and tell her about our

his voice maintaining a calm, mesmerizing tone. “She’ll be thrilled. She has always hoped we’d end up together, and

Hadley interrupted sharply, her voice shaking as she stopped him. Her face turned pale. “Enough! Just

of nowhere,

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with him. Whether he had gone crazy, was playing a cruel game, or

part of whatever he was plotting.

cold smile, Hadley said, “I decline. I won’t return

entirely true,

had never really been

did you just say?” Eric’s eyes narrowed a bit.

was certain he heard

hand into a fist, bracing herself. “Look closely, Eric. I am Hadley. The same Hadley you despised. The same Hadley you sent overseas and

my mind.” His eyes fixed on her intensely, scorching as though they could burn her very flesh. “Come back to me. I want you now.”

over Hadley as

on her, so heavy and intense that

actually hear what

how disgusting his demands were?

object to be tossed aside and then reclaimed at

this

matters from four years ago. Now, after such a long

her head. “I do not wish

want him?