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

Chapter 290:

At the mention of her eldest grandson, Nyla’s expression flickered, a trace of hesitation passing through her eyes. A small nod acknowledged his words. “Alright, alright. That was my mistake.”

Yet, her attention swiftly shifted back to Hadley. “Fine, then tell me—if Hadley’s not in Srixby, where exactly did she go?”

Eric leaned back slightly, an unmistakable hint of satisfaction in his expression. “She went to Tidebourne.”

Confusion flickered across Nyla’s face. “Tidebourne? What on earth is she doing there? She has no one outside the Flynn family. Could someone have lured her into something…?”

A quiet chuckle escaped Eric. “Grandma, calm down. She went with Ms. Nicolson.”

Without waiting for more speculation, he filled her in on Hadley’s involvement with the Lightning Dance Studio.

as realization sank in. “You actually… went to this much

“Dancing is her passion. If she can’t twirl and sway, she is a bird

was hard to

with admiration. “You’ve really thought this through, haven’t you?” She squinted at

said, his brow furrowing in genuine bewilderment. “Did

break Hadley’s heart, I’ll keep my nose out of it. How you sweep her

features. “I’m planning to wait until Hadley’s back, and then whisk her off to meet my brother.” His eyes shadowed with a fleeting gloom before he pressed on. “When Linda isn’t

starts

that those two women mixed like

dropping to a conspiratorial hush. “No matter how things unfold with Hadley, mind you keep your manners

missteps, but Linda—being the one who had borne the brunt—couldn’t quite let bygones be bygones. She swore she had moved on, but Eric could see the truth lurking in her eyes; resentment still