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

Chapter 335:

Alita let out a sharp scoff. “Talent? You talk like the rest of us don’t know how to dance.” If they weren’t skilled, they wouldn’t be here at all. Yet, despite their hard work, they were still stuck in minor roles. Meanwhile, Hadley had barely set foot in the troupe and was already leading a performance.

Not everyone was happy about it.

And no one resented the situation more than Alita. She had been dancing under Blanche’s instruction since childhood, personally chosen to train with Lightning.

Before Hadley arrived, Alita had been the most promising young dancer in the troupe. Tickets to their shows were highly sought after, so Blanche had opened an additional cast group. Most people assumed Alita would get the lead role.

Then Hadley showed up out of nowhere.

To Alita, it felt like Hadley had stolen the lead role right out from under her.

“What makes her so special?” Alita muttered under her breath, her words laced with bitterness. “She probably just has someone powerful backing her up.”

alone. Many saw her arrive with a man the day she was recruited. Everyone knew the man behind her was someone

just using

it!” A coworker quickly clamped a hand over Alita’s mouth. “You can’t say things like that. Ms. Nicolson

better than to push her luck. If Blanche caught wind of her spreading rumors, she’d be thrown out

wasn’t about to let

a

rushed off one evening, Alita quietly trailed behind, following her through

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guy backing her?

they stepped off the subway, her

surged through

a mask over

right before her eyes, Hadley entered a filming

Minutes later, Hadley stepped back out, now dressed in

turned on the camera, and snapped