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.

the assistant exited, leaving Hadley and Eric alone in the

how busy he was and hesitated, unsure if she should interrupt. The last thing

to the sofa and seated herself, opting to

track, so a

was quick to conclude

he set aside his papers, looked up, and rose from his desk. He then made

Hadley began to rise

instructed, motioning for her to remain where she

as he took a seat opposite her,

brings you here? What’s on your mind?”

have

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

just as she finished

stunned into stillness by

Because I was turned down, and frankly, I’m

caught her

as

she hadn’t yielded to

was

was her own helplessness in the situation. Here

effort, Hadley suppressed her rising anger and disappointment, her lips

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misunderstood the situation. It’s my

for

locking onto hers. “What I’m really after is you.”

incisive, slicing through

sharp twist

over her words. “I…”

“Stop.”

she could continue, he

prevent her from

sure you want

response halted in her throat.

she couldn’t

at

was her only option

satisfy Eric, but it was preferable to her defiance.

“It’s getting late. I could use something

rose to his feet

have dinner with me.”

really shifting

coming? Would you rather upset me more?”

“Certainly not!”

“If I join you for dinner,

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

Disagreeable?

a jolt of shock.

she was so disagreeable, why did he

was obvious he had other

Eric said, striding forward

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“Hurry up!”

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