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.

a wry chuckle, he murmured, “Is this your gentle way of giving me

of uncertainty. “You’ve always been a gem of a

has stolen your heart.” Denver’s smile turned bitter.

yet, he pressed

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

𝖗𝖊𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉: gⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

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

asked, “Denver, does

silence, he admitted candidly, “Not… yet.” Precisely as she

gaze lingered on Denver, her fingers delicately tracing the rim of her

you’re after is a fleeting moment to tuck into your memories, then

her lifeline more than once. A warm ray of sunshine in her

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