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 the room.

The last thing she

sofa and seated herself,

off track, so a bit more waiting

was quick to

rose from his desk. He then

Hadley began to rise from

her to remain where she

opposite her, casually resting an arm on the back of

“What brings you here? What’s

he have

fingers nervously intertwined in her lap, tightly clenched. “I need to

laughed softly just as she finished

was stunned into stillness by

“Why? Because I was turned down,

her

as

canceled her performances because she hadn’t yielded to

he was as uncompromising as ever.

situation. Here was Eric, the man who held sway over

Hadley suppressed her rising anger and disappointment, her lips pressed tightly together.

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misunderstood the situation. It’s my fault. I apologize…”

no need for apologies,”

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

incisive, slicing through the

a sharp

over her

“Stop.”

she could continue,

prevent her from

her thoughts effortlessly. “Are you sure you

in her throat.

couldn’t

her a job at Galant, she feared what might follow

only option

but it was preferable to

“It’s getting late. I

his feet and faced

have dinner

Was he really shifting the

not coming? Would you rather upset me more?”

“Certainly not!”

uncertainty apparent as she bit her lip. “If I join you for dinner, will that mean I can return to dancing at Galant?”

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

Disagreeable?

jolt of

she was so disagreeable, why did he claim he wanted her

was obvious he had

striding forward before Hadley could protest

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“Hurry up!”

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