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…

sent a thug to corner her. Now, she

from a ruthless socialite. She didn’t even hesitate to

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

asked himself what he

Denver would understand, and his relationship with Hadley would remain intact—maybe even stronger.

he played along with Wilma’s

became the man who “violated” Hadley in Denver’s eyes… Wilma would still win. And Hadley and Denver would fall

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙

why he had turned

was here to win

gaze darkened. He turned away from the door—back toward the bed. Before

brows furrowed in

the hell

“Hadley.”

hand came to rest on her shoulder—gentle,

body tensed. A strange unease crept over her as she met his gaze. “What?” she