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

Chapter 81

Chapter 81 Being Rejected

Upset Him

Eric answered the call almost as soon as it rang.

His voice was deep, calm, and measured. “Hello there.”

Hadley held her phone a bit too tightly, her anxiety was evident. “It’s Hadley,” she said.

“Do you think I wouldn’t recognize your voice?” Eric’s reply carried a hint of amusement. “Is that all you called to say?”

“No, there’s more,” Hadley responded.

She furrowed her brows, taking a deep breath. “I’m actually at Galant right now…”

“Is it about that issue?” Eric interjected before she could continue.

“I’m currently in the middle of something…”

There was a brief pause, probably as he gave instructions to someone else. Returning to the conversation, he said, “If it’s important, you should come and see me.”

Hadley tensed for a moment, but then accepted with a nod. “Okay.”

She hadn’t truly believed a phone call would be persuasive.

“Where should I go?”

“Where else would I be at this hour but at the office?”

It wasn’t even five o’clock yet; naturally, Eric was still at his desk.

“Alright, I’m on my way,” Hadley answered.

She ended the call and hurried directly to the Flynn Group headquarters.

When Hadley arrived, the front desk blocked her path.

This wasn’t her first time at the Flynn Group.

However, it had been years since her regular visits to see Eric, and the front desk staff had completely changed. No one recognized her now.

“I’m Hadley Pearson,” she said. “I’m here to see Mr. Flynn. He’s expecting me.”

Recognition and warmth spread across the receptionist’s face as she replied, “Oh, Miss Pearson, yes! Mr. Flynn

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has informed us about your visit. Please, follow me this way,”

“Thank you.”

Hadley was swiftly escorted via the private elevator to the executive floor.

A junior assistant guided her into the CEO’s office. “Mr. Flynn, Miss Pearson has arrived.”

Eric, buried under a mountain of paperwork, didn’t look up as he gestured dismissively. “Thank you, that will be all.”

“Got it.” The assistant acknowledged.

assistant exited, leaving Hadley and Eric alone

The last thing

moved to the sofa and seated herself, opting to wait silently.

track, so

was quick to conclude

up, and rose from his desk. He then made

Hadley began to rise from her seat.

seated,” he instructed, motioning for her to

a seat opposite her,

brings you

have known?

her lap, tightly clenched. “I need to know why you’ve barred

just as she finished

was stunned into stillness by

turned down, and frankly, I’m

her breath

was as

because she hadn’t yielded

changed, he was as

hardest part was her own helplessness in the situation. Here was Eric, the

Hadley suppressed her rising anger and disappointment, her lips

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misunderstood the situation. It’s my

no need for apologies,”

straightened up, leaning in closer, his piercing gaze locking onto hers. “What I’m really after

was clear and incisive, slicing through the tension.

sharp

over her words.

“Stop.”

continue, he interrupted.

prevent

sure you want to refuse me again?”

halted in

couldn’t afford

at Galant, she feared what might follow

silent was her only option

to her defiance. At least

appearing. “It’s getting late. I could use something to

to his feet and faced Hadley.

come have dinner

Was he really shifting the

eyebrow. “You’re not coming? Would you rather

“Certainly not!”

her uncertainty apparent as she bit her lip. “If I join

sharp tsk, clearly annoyed. “Are we bargaining over dinner now? Hadley, was there

Disagreeable?

a jolt of shock.

why did he claim

obvious he had other

striding forward before Hadley could protest further.

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