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.

Hadley and Eric alone in

should interrupt. The

moved to the sofa and seated herself, opting to

was already off track, so a bit more

was quick to conclude his tasks.

up, and rose from

Hadley began to rise

her

took a seat opposite her, casually resting an arm on the back of the sofa.

“What brings you here? What’s on your

have

intertwined in her lap, tightly clenched. “I need to know why you’ve barred me from dancing

just as

stillness by

down, and frankly,

her breath

as she suspected.

performances because she

had changed, he was as uncompromising as

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

her rising anger and

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situation. It’s my

for apologies,”

piercing gaze locking onto hers. “What I’m really

and incisive, slicing through

tensed, feeling a sharp twist in her heart.

stumbled over her

“Stop.”

could continue, he

to prevent her from

“Are you sure you want to refuse me again?”

in her

she couldn’t

a job at Galant, she feared what

only option

didn’t satisfy Eric, but it was preferable to her defiance. At least she retained a sense of

smile appearing. “It’s getting late. I

rose to his feet and

come have dinner

Was he really shifting

an eyebrow. “You’re not coming?

“Certainly not!”

responded quickly, her uncertainty apparent as she bit her lip. “If I join you for dinner, will that

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

Disagreeable?

a jolt of

did he claim

was obvious he had other motives!

striding forward

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“Hurry up!”

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