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

Chapter 456:

With a theatrical tap to his head, Eric feigned a sudden epiphany. “Ah, you must be looking for Hadley, aren’t you? What brings you to her doorstep?”

Wilma couldn’t put her finger on it, but something felt off.

The way Eric was acting made her uneasy yet thrilled—something was definitely going on between him and Hadley!

She fixed a stern look on her son. “Denver, don’t you see what’s going on here?”

Denver could clearly see what was happening. His complexion had turned ghostly, and his hands were tightly clenched as he stared back at Eric with resolve.

“I need to talk to Hadley now!”

“Do you?” Eric stood firmly in the doorway, effectively blocking their way. “Perhaps this isn’t the best time. Why don’t we try another day? She’s currently unavailable…”

Denver’s complexion grew paler upon hearing the evasion.

“Unavailable, you say?”

situation for herself, Wilma decided she wouldn’t leave without answers. She was resolute that today would be the

pushed the door open with force. “Denver! Go inside, see

Please reconsider what you’re doing!” To Eric’s

Eric’s calculated plan, after all. Without their entry, his scheme to entangle Denver and

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charged past him, coming to an abrupt stop by the bedside, his eyes fixating on

in

wildly disarrayed, and the bedding

“Denver…”

begin

brimmed with tears the moment she

distraught, unable to grasp the scene before him. He steadied himself, his gaze

Eric intervened before Hadley could respond, his appearance unkempt but