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

Chapter 141

Chapter 141 I Hate You

The shock struck Eric deeply, leaving his eyes shattered and his complexion drained of color.

It dawned on him then. Hadley must have caught snippets of his exchange with Linda!

“Hadley!”

Eric massaged his temples, looking at her with a guilty expression. “You’ve got it all wrong…”

How could he even begin to explain this? “I have no idea why Linda would say such a thing…”

A soft, mocking laugh escaped Hadley. “You have no idea? Really? You already used me once because of her. What, are you hooked on setting me up and planning to do it again?”

“Hadley…”

“Make no mistake–it won’t happen again!” Rejecting his attempts to explain, she scoffed coldly, “Four years have passed. Do you think I’m still that naive? Your manipulations won’t work on me anymore!”

“Hadley, that’s not true.”

A deep helplessness settled over Eric, as if no explanation would ever be enough. “What will it take for you to

trust me?”

*Enough!”

Hadley gestured sharply at his hand on her arm. “Release me now! Stay away for good! That’s when I’ll trust

you.”

Eric stood frozen, meeting Hadley’s firm stare. Eventually, he relented.

“Okay.”

With a weary sigh, he gave in and slowly loosened his grip.

Without hesitation, Hadley turned and yanked open the car door.

At that moment, Eric felt an overwhelming sense of despair, the weight of her disdain crushing him. A chilling realization hit him–Hadley despised him. Could she possibly hate him as well?

“Hadley!” Instinctively, Eric called after her.

Hadley halted yet did not look back.

“Hadley…” Eric whispered, his voice trembling as emotions swirled within him. “Tell me–do you hate me?”

At these words, Hadley’s body tensed visibly.

Time seemed to stall as silence lingered before she finally faced him, her gaze unflinching.

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words were deliberate, each pronounced with clarity. “Yes,

asked, I would never have had the courage to admit it. After all, you’re

had passed since she

a harsh satisfaction briefly flickered in her

think I should thank the man who banished me from my home, ignoring me completely

his gaze darting away from hers. “It was because…”

found guilty of

looked down, her lashes fluttering slightly as her voice softened. “But

she’d ever dreamed she’d see in her

carefully, she added with resignation,

reply, Hadley spun around decisively, opened the door, and climbed

door and instructed, “You

“Right away.”

vanished into the distance, the breeze brushed past Eric, who remained motionless, frozen by sorrow. A sudden emptiness

have imagined standing here, feeling

single, painful thought

let out a harsh, mocking laugh. “Well, Eric, this is

Hadley and the dance troupe arrived in

Tidebourne as their initial destination Lightning Dance Studio was seasoned in handling tours, and their planning

the day gave way to

twenty–seven to twenty–eight degrees Celsius, but by night, it dramatically fell to near freezing.

strong winds began to roar, and heavy rain lashed down.

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was dose to a cold front colluding

to its coastal location. The city fee besieged, the storm setting

to the lovable googement of the conges scheduled performance

found themselves trapped in their

been an advisory, the weather conditions made performing impossible

were staying at a newly built resort, secluded

the resort was well–equipped with essentials, spring them

night, the dance

sitting next to Elissa, handed her food

take these ribs.”

“Really? “Thank you!”

need to maintain my figure, so I really shouldn’t eat anyy fatty meat. If anything, I owe

shrimp onto Hadley’s plate.

“Alright then.”

spending several days together, their similar personalities drew them

“Tch.”

“Talk about bad luck. Could it

look back. “And just who are you suggesting“”

wondering aloud.”

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