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 day her

authority, she pushed the door open

reconsider what you’re doing!” To Eric’s faux dismay, Wilma

Without their entry, his scheme to entangle Denver and

where your

told you, it’s not a good time—” His protest

stop by the bedside, his eyes fixating

in

hair wildly disarrayed, and the

“Denver…”

Hadley begin to make Denver

eyes brimmed with tears the

distraught, unable to grasp the scene before him. He steadied himself, his gaze fixed intensely on Hadley, pleading, “Hadley, what

to explain?” Eric intervened before Hadley could respond, his appearance unkempt but his demeanor chillingly calm, his smile