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.

your gentle way

teetering on the edge of uncertainty. “You’ve

stolen your heart.” Denver’s smile turned

flag just yet, he pressed on before Hadley

love strikes like lightning, and sometimes it blooms slowly, like a seed in spring. We’ve never even tried walking that

𝖗𝖊𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉: gⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

there, momentarily struck

so unshaken by the odds—it stirred memories of her own fearless heart at twenty. She let out a soft sigh, as if exhaling the weight of

asked, “Denver, does your family

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

fingers delicately tracing the rim of

fleeting moment to tuck into

her lifeline more than once. A warm ray of sunshine

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