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

Chapter 272:

Hadley’s lips pressed into a thin line, her expression unreadable as she kept quiet.

Eric let out a dry chuckle, crossing his arms. “Forget it. No need to answer—I believe I already know.”

There was only one type of man who would pester her like that. One of those leeches from Galant who had fixated on her while she worked there. Fortunately, that part of her life was behind her. In fact, moving her to Blanche’s dance studio was proving to be an even smarter decision than he initially thought.

But right now…

Eric’s sharp eyes swept over her. “And you? What exactly are you doing out here at this hour instead of being at home?”

Hadley’s patience frayed at the edges. “That’s none of your concern. You can go now.”

Her dismissive tone didn’t faze Eric in the slightest. If anything, he had grown used to it.

shifted to the line of people standing nearby, taking in their eager expressions. Whatever they

crisp bills before his attention landed on a man standing in the queue. With effortless confidence, he gestured toward

mind?!” Hadley whipped around, her expression frozen in

unbothered by her reaction, eagerly explained the details of the limited purchase event. As soon as

hesitation, Eric passed him the money he had promised, completely unfazed. Five grand? That

his pocket before reaching out, his fingers closing around Hadley’s arm. Hadley let out a sharp breath, barely holding back her frustration. If he hadn’t just come to her rescue a moment ago, she

what do you think

𝕗𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖:

with the flick of a finger, his expression making it clear that he was

over some toy? She was already too thin for her own good—was she trying to make herself

going home to get

she tried a different approach. “I have something important to do. Is it really that

seriously refusing

her carefully, his