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

Chapter 403:

Hadley exhaled.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Elissa smirked.

“See ya.”

Hadley jogged over to Eric, slightly breathless, wasting no time on pleasantries.

“How much do I owe you?”

Eric’s brows drew together, his tone firm.

“Hadley… I didn’t come here to collect money from you.”

She blinked, caught off guard. If that wasn’t why he was here, then what was this about?

beat passed before

a whim. To you, this hair tie might be nothing. But to me,

“Wait…”

Eric’s expression darkened instantly.

bought it

Hadley hesitated.

“Wasn’t it?”

dry, bitter laugh escaped his

“Yeah, sure. A whim.”

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he had feared the worst—that she wanted to draw a line between them, that she was rejecting him

This

chosen it just for her. That he had held her old, worn

have looked—chasing after a detail so small,

more pathetic than

never even saw his feelings to begin

way his expression shifted—anger, frustration, something deeper