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

Chapter 375:

“Denver?”

“Yeah?” He straightened, sensing something different in her expression. “Is there something on your mind?”

Hadley gave a small nod. “Yes.” She had spent the past few days thinking about this. She owed him honesty.

Her voice was soft but firm. “I truly appreciate your kind gestures… which is why I need to be upfront with you.”

A flicker of uncertainty crossed Denver’s face. Was this—was she turning him down?

His throat tightened as he forced himself to stay composed. “Go ahead.”

Hadley took a steady breath. Then, with quiet sincerity, she spoke the truth. “I’m not really looking to be in a relationship right now.”

Denver froze, his smile caught mid-bloom like a flower in sudden frost. So, this was the sting of rejection after all.

“Is this your gentle way of giving me the cold

on the edge of uncertainty. “You’ve always been a

the one who has stolen your heart.” Denver’s smile turned bitter. “Am I

flag just yet, he pressed on

even tried walking that path together. What if we did, and your feelings for me blossomed over time? Hadley, can’t we at least give it a shot? You

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sat there, momentarily struck

confession of love was so raw, so fiery, so unshaken by the odds—it stirred memories of her own fearless heart at twenty. She let out a soft sigh, as

Hadley asked, “Denver, does your family know

silence, he

on Denver, her fingers delicately tracing the

moment to tuck into your memories, then Denver, I wouldn’t

than once. A warm ray of sunshine in

Hadley wouldn’t mind sharing a chapter of her journey with him, even if they were