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

Chapter 198 Consider That Slap A Kindness

Hadley’s foot caught on something, causing her to lose her balance and lurch forward.

“Ah!”

For a moment, everything went blank, yet instinctively, she threw out her hands, her palms and knees absorbing the impact of the fall.

Hadley managed to avoid hitting the ground completely? Linda watched with a smirk, arms crossed, and then turned to walk away.

Was Linda leaving just like that?

With a swift motion, Hadley regained her footing, seized Linda’s arm, and struck her sharply across the cheek. Linda froze, touching her face in shock. “Hadley, you wretch!”

Wretch?

A cold sneer crossed Hadley’s lips as anger blazed in her eyes.

If not for her quick reflexes, the fall might have endangered her unborn child.

“Consider that slap a kindness,” Hadley hissed, her voice cold.

“Hah?” Linda’s disbelief erupted into scornful laughter, and then, in a swift motion, she twisted Hadley’s arm behind her back. “You think you’re tough? I’m charging you with assault! I’m calling my lawyer this instant! Come with me!”

“Release me!”

“Absolutely not!”

“Unhand her immediately!” Elissa then leaped forward, aiming her finger at Linda. “You really ought to let her

“And you are?” Linda scoffed at Elissa. “Do you actually believe I’ll release her just because you demand it?” With her phone in hand, Elissa brandished it confidently. “I’ve captured everything on video! You deliberately tripped my friend! You’re thinking about legal action? Good, we’re ready for court!”

She then looked reassuringly at Hadley. “Don’t stress! We don’t even need a lawyer. One video post and her celebrity days are done!”

Upon seeing an opportunity, Hadley’s expression brightened, and she quickly nodded in agreement.

Chapter 198 Consider That Slap A Kindness

However, Linda suddenly charged towards Elissa in an attempt to grab the phone. “Hand it over! Right now!”

“Not a chance!” Elissa clutched her phone protectively.

“Ahh!” Elissa then cried out sharply.

The sharp pain from Linda’s nails digging into her flesh made Elissa exclaim, saying, “You call others wretches, yet here you are, the epitome of one!”

Linda paid no heed and intensified her grip, embedding her nails deeper.

“Elissa!” Hadley sprinted to intervene.

pain, bit Linda’s hand forcefully, sparing

pierced

react violently. She flung her arm, and the combined force caused both to lose

friend just in time

and flashed a

loud crash echoed, followed

sound- Linda was sprawled on the ground, a

out on their foreheads as they exchanged a look of alarm.

they

appeared

shook. She had pushed Linda–maybe not intentionally, but it

lift this ladder

*Right!”

ladder. Despite her feelings towards Linda, Hadley knew they

was cumbersome and heavy, challenging their

they struggled, Linda’s wails intensified. Her leg was severely injured, bloodied, and she seemed on the verge of losing consciousness

“It’s not moving.”

forehead as she called out desperately. “We need

shout, several people

effort, they finally freed Linda from beneath the

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Hadley turned to Elissa and said,

confused and hesitant, paused before understanding Hadley’s intent.

vigorously. “I can’t leave… It

tense. “I’ll take

Elissa wouldn’t be caught up in this. Hadley couldn’t stand

just wasn’t who she

Elissa stood her ground, adamant.

couldn’t abandon Hadley, especially not with Linda severely hurt–she had to face the repercussions too.. Meanwhile, Linda’s assistant helped her

“Mr. Flynn, your phone has been buzzing incessantly. It seems urgent–it’s from Miss Harris‘

Eric thought,

since Ernest

stress.

his phone, Eric quickly

panicked. “Linda has been injured on set.

things? If you can’t manage that,

trying to keep calm despite the

On purpose?

into slits. “Who was responsible for this?” The sharp tone of his voice conveyed the gravity of his concern. Who would dare commit such an

and her friend Elissa,” the assistant said

he had just heard. A wry smile briefly crossed his face.

carrying a tone of outrage. “Mr. Flynn, their behavior was completely unacceptable! It was two against one!