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.

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

Eric flipped through a neat stack of crisp bills before his attention landed on a man standing in the queue. With effortless confidence, he gestured toward him. “You.

frozen in disbelief. “You’re seriously throwing around

details of the limited purchase event. As soon as he finished, he extended his

him the money he had promised, completely unfazed. Five grand? That was pocket change. Hardly worth getting worked

fingers closing around Hadley’s arm. Hadley let out a sharp breath, barely holding

now what do you think you’re

???? ??

Eric tapped her temple with the flick of a finger, his expression making it clear that he was just

toy? She was already too thin for

You’re going home to get

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

refusing to

carefully, his