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

Chapter 393:

“Don’t mention it,” Elissa replied.

Once they ended the call, Hadley quickly received a message from Elissa with the address and made her way there.

Elissa’s apartment was actually nearby, located in the old part of town, just like Hadley’s own place.

“Made it here?” Elissa greeted Hadley at the door with a warm smile, ushering her inside immediately. “Step in, step in.”

The entryway was occupied by a plastic mannequin, and the living room table was cluttered with various pieces of fabric and sewing tools, both cut and whole.

While they worked together, their roles at the troupe were quite different: Hadley was in the spotlight as a dancer, whereas Elissa worked behind the scenes as a costume designer.

“Excuse the clutter,” Elissa said, grinning.

“That’s totally okay,” Hadley responded, brushing off any concern.

should be apologizing for

Elissa chuckled. “Let’s just be comfortable

not prying into Hadley’s circumstances but instead saying, “You’re

“Just a heads-up, you’re on your own

smile, feeling more at ease. “I’ll handle

𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: g․𝗮𝗅𝗇․𝗈ν․𝖊．𝗅𝘀．ⅽ𝗈．𝗆

“That works for me.”

phone vibrate in her pocket. She pulled it

Hadley immediately looked at Denver’s latest

ready to talk; I’m not going anywhere, and I’ll wait until you’re ready.”

remain so hopeful about

navigated away from Denver’s message. It was one she found herself

eventually

contact now

a deep sigh, she checked the message