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

Chapter 397:

Hadley let out a soft laugh, but there was no humor in it.

Her eyes lingered on the bag for a second before she shook her head.

“He’s indeed nice. Too nice. That’s exactly why I can’t get close.”

Elissa’s brows furrowed. “What? That makes no sense.”

Hadley inhaled deeply, as if steadying herself. “He comes from money.”

Understanding dawned in Elissa’s eyes. She nodded slowly, processing it.

“Then yeah, guess… better to keep our feet planted where they belong.”

“Exactly.”

For a brief second, Hadley thought she caught something in Elissa’s tone—an odd shift, something wistful, almost… off.

Elissa straightened, brushing it

grab

nodded, her voice softer this

“Thanks.”

parking just out of the way. He had been waiting for nearly

Then, finally—there she was.

with another girl, their laughter light and unguarded. She had no idea he was

books at

“Hadley!”

air, sharp enough to make her

flickering

cautious. “Do you… need something? Is Nyla looking for

instantly, irritation

Grandma sent me?” His jaw tightened.

sudden shifts in mood, as unpredictable

tension, Elissa glanced between them and tilted her head toward

“I’ll wait over there.”