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.

he murmured, “Is this your gentle way

paused, her words teetering on the edge of uncertainty. “You’ve always been a

your heart.” Denver’s smile turned bitter.

to wave the white flag just yet, he pressed on before Hadley could

heart to sing a tune it doesn’t know. But sometimes love strikes like lightning, and sometimes it blooms slowly, like a seed in spring. We’ve never even tried walking that path together. What if we did, and your feelings for me blossomed over time? Hadley, can’t we

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there,

of love was so raw, so fiery, so unshaken by the odds—it stirred memories of her

Hadley asked, “Denver, does your

blinked. After a brief silence, he admitted candidly, “Not… yet.”

fingers delicately tracing the rim of her

fleeting moment to tuck into your

than once. A warm ray

journey with him, even if they were destined to