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

Chapter 277:

“Fine, fine.” Eric sounded patient, almost like soothing an upset child. “If it makes you happy, go ahead and pay.”

Hadley was too intent on settling the bill to catch the tenderness in his voice. She quickly turned to the manager. “How do I pay?”

“Right this way, please,” the manager said, still processing the peculiar dynamics at play.

The wealthy certainly had their unique quirks; nonetheless, he was just there to make things happen.

“Will that be cash, credit card, or other mobile payments?”

“Do you take PayPal?”

“Certainly,” the manager responded, and then informed her of the pricing details. “The list price is $39,000. However, there’s an internal discount which brings it down to $21,000. But for you, Mr. Flynn’s associate, the price is just $16,000. Please scan here.”

“W-What?! $16,000?”

meant a discount

gratitude. “Really? Thank you

responded with a laugh. “Though it’s really Mr.

was aware of that

peered over to see the details on the screen at the check-out counter,

$39,000 for a toy?

on his financial independence. He had built his own wealth, distinct from the vast Flynn family’s fortune. Even the alimony he had proposed in their divorce had come from his personal earnings, a detail he had

needs were met, to avoid any further outbursts or difficulties

Eric winced and touched his neck—the area where

at Eric, wondering if she’d really bitten him that

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then in a tentative

his smirk playful. “Would it matter to you if it

question made Hadley freeze. Why did