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

Chapter 562:

“No!” Eric shook his head, his gaze never leaving Hadley. “Hadley, this behavior is unacceptable. You should apologize!”

Hadley’s eyes glinted with a razor-sharp mockery. “You really expect me to apologize to her?”

“Yes, I do.” Eric’s voice was as cold as ice. “You were raised by my grandmother, a renowned socialite in Srixby, so you should at least learn basic courtesy from her. When you do something wrong, you take responsibility and apologize.”

Hadley let out a scornful little laugh. “And if I don’t?”

Her unwavering defiance caught Eric off guard; his features darkened…

In response,

In that instant, he saw the Hadley of years ago—stubborn, proud, utterly undaunted.

Gritting his teeth, he finally snapped, “You haven’t changed one bit! Four years later, and you’re still as arrogant, overbearing, and willful as ever!”

“Haha! Hahaha!”

from Hadley’s lips, unrestrained and wild. Tears cascaded down her cheeks as she doubled over, unable to contain

voice cut through the air, sharp with exasperation. “You’re

with vitality, devoid of

and I’m still the same. So

Eric unfailingly stood by Linda’s side without

you love

Did he even realize how her notorious reputation had come to be all those years ago? This—his partiality—was

ever witnessed her outbursts and missteps, never pausing to wonder what had provoked

now, four years later, the things that once held such

languid air. “I’m sorry, but I’ll never offer an apology. Not in a million years. Isn’t that why you’re here,

With your pitiful devotion—pathetic even,

“Hadley!”

as Hadley abruptly swept her arm across the table, sending its contents tumbling to the floor in

leapt to her feet,