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

Chapter 481:

“Ohhh…”

Another round of laughter followed, teasing remarks flying, but Eric didn’t seem to mind.

“You’re all too damn loud!”

Eric laughed, shaking his head as he swatted away his friends’ teasing remarks. Ignoring their whistles and knowing smirks, he took Hadley’s hand and led her into the yacht’s cabin.

“We’ll stay here tonight,” he said casually, glancing at her. “In the morning, we’ll watch the sunrise over the sea.”

Huh? Hadley blinked, caught off guard.

That… sounded dangerously romantic.

Wait—was this something they were supposed to be doing?

plan would make perfect sense. But they were

wrong?” Noticing her hesitation, Eric

that—seriously. He had chosen this moment carefully, bringing her here to share something special: the sunrise

thoughts, shaking her head. “No, it’s not that.” She reassessed the situation. Maybe this was just part of keeping up appearances—bringing her around his friends, making their relationship seem real enough to avoid suspicion from Ernest

sounds interesting,” she said at last, her tone light. “I’ve never seen

𝒄𝒉𝒂𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓇𝓈 𝒍𝒊𝓿𝒆 𝑎𝓉

at his lips.

him. Arching a brow, she asked, “Are we

hesitated, his gaze intensifying as he leaned

we’ve decided to be together, sharing

then shook her

lips hovered near her cheek. “May

tense smile. “Yes, you may.” She then shut her eyes and slightly lifted her chin. Resigned to the moment, she chose to

“Hadley…”

grazing her lips. The touch

his throat tightening with emotion, finally acted on his feelings