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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with clarity. “Yes, I hate you–despise you,

never have had the courage to admit it. After all, you’re Eric Flynn–the man powerful enough to banish

she was forced

she noticed Eric’s pale face, a harsh

I should thank the man who banished me

himself at a loss for words, his gaze

of hurting Linda. You’ve made your point clearly enough already.”

down, her lashes fluttering slightly as her voice softened. “But your compensation was indeed generous.”

dreamed she’d see in her lifetime.

that payment carefully, she added with resignation, “From now

reply, Hadley spun around decisively,

door and instructed,

“Right away.”

the distance, the breeze brushed past Eric, who remained motionless, frozen by

imagined standing here, feeling

single, painful thought crossed his mind–regret.

ha.” Eric let out a harsh, mocking laugh. “Well, Eric, this is all on

and the dance troupe arrived in Tidebourne to kick off

Dance Studio was seasoned in handling

the day gave way to

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

winds began to roar, and heavy rain

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location. The city

leading to the

the troupe found themselves trapped in their

there hadn’t been an advisory, the weather

at a newly built resort, secluded

resort was well–equipped with essentials, spring

the dance troupe dined

Elissa, handed her food over

Elissa, take these ribs.”

“Really? “Thank you!”

it,” Hadley responded with a smile. “I need to maintain my figure, so I really shouldn’t eat anyy

gesture, Elissa placed all her shrimp onto Hadley’s plate. “Have

“Alright then.”

together, their similar personalities drew them increasingly

“Tch.”

disdainfully, “Talk about bad luck. Could it be someone’s

a look back. “And just who are

just wondering aloud.”

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