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

Chapter 449:

She hadn’t told him about Joy yet.

If they were truly going to move forward, she needed to be honest with him first.

Denver studied her for a moment and then gave a small nod. “Okay.” He didn’t press her. He could sense the shift—Hadley was warming up to him, little by little.

Just moments ago, she had let him hold her.

A quiet smile played on his lips as he gently brushed a strand of hair from her face. “I’ll be waiting for your good news.”

Meanwhile, in the taxi, Eric’s fingers drummed restlessly against his knee, his expression dark.

“Turn around! Go back to the hotel.”

Hadley made her way back to her room.

floors beneath Denver’s, her journey required an elevator ride. As she stepped out of the elevator, her

a brief pause, Hadley

on the other end sounded vaguely familiar. “Hadley, it’s

Hadley tensed. It was

seep in as she realized Denver had just checked in, and

“What can I

isn’t something I can explain over the phone. We need to meet

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over Hadley again. “Mrs.

“Yes,” Wilma answered bluntly.

the lounge café. I’ll be there,” she added before the call

Hadley knew avoidance wasn’t an option. She made up her mind to face

was relatively empty

immediately spotted Wilma sitting at a window table, her face partially hidden behind sunglasses as

steps and approached her. “Mrs.

gestured to the