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Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can’t Afford Me Now

Chapter 150 Hopeless Romantic

“Hey, are you listening?”

Noticing Hadley frozen in place, the assailant grabbed her arm impatiently and pulled her up.

“Hadley!”

Next to her, Elissa attempted to intervene but was quickly subdued at gunpoint. “Don’t move!”

“And you over there!”

Another dancer from Red Choreography, roughly Hadley’s height, was forcefully taken alongside Hadley from the dressing room.

A fleeting look passed between Hadley and the dancer, both were pale and shaking, uncertain of their fate…

The police had encircled the theater by now.

Using a megaphone, they attempted to communicate with the captors inside.

“Attention, everyone inside…”

“We have nothing to discuss! We’re going to blow this place up today!”

“Please, think this through!”

The assailants showed no interest in negotiating.

Negotiations appeared to be at an impasse.

Back inside, the theater’s main stage remained hidden behind an unopened curtain. Both Hadley and the dancer were unconscious and bound to chairs.

Eric, disguised in a security guard’s outfit, slipped through the curtains and onto the stage.

“Hadley!”

He dropped to one knee before her. But she gave no response.

Instead, it was the girl next to Hadley who, stirred by the noise, weakly opened her eyes.

She caught sight of Eric and started to speak.

“Keep quiet if you want to make it out of here!” Eric warned her sharply.

Her eyes darted open in surprise, blinking quickly instead of giving the usual nod.

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Eric sensed that something was amiss.

She looked toward him and silently motioned upwards.

Just then, Eric noticed that both Hadley and the girl were balancing a beam on their heads.

What on earth was going on?

Rising to his feet, Eric found his frown deepened as he surveyed the bizarre scene.

the discovery–it was a bomb!

beam sat a tiny bead. Its fall to either end would set the bomb off

An unpredictable bomb!

Hadley and the girl could maintain their fragile balance.

his

ticked down, Eric retrieved a folding knife from his pocket, carefully supported Hadley, and

weight, he extended

free you. Once I do, take her and run as fast as you

“What?”

as she shook her head. “That’s

could keep the beam stable. Maybe

for

Eric retorted, “Alright then,

“No!”

the girl. Him letting go now would definitely set

no choice.

reluctantly and said, “I’ll follow your plan.”

escape without her, I’ll let

all!”

the girl as she blinked back her fear. “I… I

“Good!”

tossed the knife aside,

he said, “I’m counting to three. One, two,

m

of Hadley, she caught her, while Eric maintained a firm grip

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low voice, sweat dripping from his temples.

“Right!”

lifted Hadley onto her shoulders

series of loud bangs

continued to erupt.

more shots

be

back at Eric

Eric shouted

was she asking

you stay, we

“Oh, okay!”

she turned and sprinted away with Hadley.

not daring to move. He curled his lips into a bitter smile. “Damn! Am I really just

he

would meet

life to come to an

fate, forever

the girl fled with Hadley, their path was soon blocked by approaching

We’re the police! Identify yourself! Who are you and

and out of breath, the girl halted. Her eyes widened and

were actually the police!

“Officer!”

bring them over

“Officer!”

the officer and pointed

Fetch the bomb

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