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

Chapter 454:

But… Eric wasn’t the type to enjoy modern dance.

Before she could make sense of it all— Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

Eric’s eyes snapped open. In one swift motion, he retracted his legs from the bed’s edge and stood up, heading for the door.

“Who is it?”

Instead of opening it immediately, he peered through the peephole.

His scalp tingled. Wilma. And Denver.

His mind sharpened in an instant, piecing it together.

That woman…

had Hadley drugged and sent a thug to corner her. Now, she had dragged Denver

She didn’t even hesitate to drive a knife straight

to Hadley, still weak in bed, completely unaware of the storm brewing on the other side

asked himself what

door open now and exposed Wilma’s twisted plan, Denver would understand, and

along with Wilma’s

man who “violated” Hadley in Denver’s eyes… Wilma would still win. And Hadley and Denver would fall apart. The thought slithered into

𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣? 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙩

why he had

to

second. Then, ignoring the relentless ringing of the doorbell, his gaze darkened. He turned away from the door—back toward the bed. Before she could react, he placed both hands on either side of her, caging

brows furrowed

hell

“Hadley.”

hand came to rest on

over her as she met his gaze. “What?” she asked warily. “What