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

Chapter 547:

Hadley, still pressed against his chest, stared blankly ahead. Was he slowly going insane?

Before she could process it, she felt him shift against her. His weight was getting heavier, pressing into her.

She grunted. “Eric—hey! Get off! You’re crushing me!”

“I don’t care,” Eric muttered, completely unbothered, resting his head heavily on her shoulder.

“My legs… they feel weak. I can’t stand.”

“You?” Hadley scoffed, unimpressed. “Weak in the knees?”

She then shoved at him, glaring. “Enough of the dramatics—get up!”

Eric tightened his embrace, resting his head against Hadley’s shoulder, his breath warm against her skin.

“Don’t you know why my legs feel weak?”

words stuck in her throat. She wasn’t sure how to respond. Then, in a low whisper, Eric murmured against her ear, “You scared me to death. Just let me

Hadley froze.

seemed to blur, the sounds

he

No. This wasn’t good.

and not-so-subtle, that he cared about her more than he

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Was she imagining it?

she wasn’t… That would be a

her thoughts, Eric suddenly lifted his head, his gaze falling on

“What’s that?”

raised it. “An

“Yeah.”

thoughtfully, and then—without warning—leaned

cone. Then at Eric. The ice cream she had just bought—the one she had been looking forward to—was now just

slowly, her voice dangerously calm. “What did you

back his laughter, his expression one