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

Chapter 337:

Blanche arched an eyebrow. A cold sneer crossed her lips as she set her phone down on the coffee table. “Take a look. See for yourself. Is this you?”

“Okay.”

Hadley hesitated before reaching for the phone. The screen displayed a photo of her in costume from last night’s film shoot. Her stomach twisted.

“Ms. Nicolson, I…”

“Is this you?” Blanche’s eyes locked onto her, cold and unyielding. Hadley’s pulse thundered in her ears. A cold numbness spread through her limbs. There was no escaping it. The proof was right in front of them.

She clenched her jaw and nodded. “Yes. It’s me.”

“Wow.”

let out a

with disappointment. “Hadley,

an instant, replaced by a sharp, simmering

our rules. Yet here you are, the first

all color,

was before I became part of the troupe. I already had a

weight. Blanche had a

were still working on that outside project while you were here with

It was the truth, and there was no way to

“How reckless!”

face. Rules were rules. No matter how much regret weighed on her, she couldn’t allow Hadley

content

lifted a hand, her voice sharp and unwavering. “Change out of your practice clothes and

eyes already glistening with tears. “Ms. Nicolson,

I had no way to protect you. If I did, how could I expect to lead this troupe?” She let out a slow sigh