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

Chapter 354:

On their ride home, Denver took the opportunity to learn more about the incident.

“Can you tell me what happened tonight? How did you injure your hand?”

Cradling her bandaged hand, Hadley chose not to disclose the harassment she had faced.

Instead, she explained, “I was having dinner with the film crew when a glass broke. I cut myself picking up the pieces.” She framed the incident as a simple accident.

Denver, still looking for more answers, asked, “How did you bump into Eric?”

Hadley hesitated.

“I really don’t know, Denver,” she said. “I bumped into him just as I was stepping out. Maybe he was there for dinner, just like you.” Given that Poseidon’s Realm was a popular spot for business, her explanation wasn’t out of the ordinary.

“Yeah, that sounds right,” Denver acknowledged, his worries easing. He believed that Eric’s presence was just coincidental and not an attempt to reconnect with Hadley.

Denver walked Hadley

“Hadley.”

whether Denver meant to

averted eyes,

sincere warmth emanated from his gaze. “I’m actually

aback, wondered about the reason for his

reflecting her image in his eyes. “It’s because when you saw Eric, you didn’t go with him. You called me instead.

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that Hadley’s first instinct was to turn

“Hadley.”

onto hers, steady and unyielding. “From now

room for argument. “I don’t care where

caught

yet undeniably real. To be prioritized like this—to be someone’s first call—was a

wouldn’t have even dared to

feel as though, in his world, she was what