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

Chapter 564:

As she reached the end of the staff corridor, her gaze fell upon Elissa. She wasn’t alone. Standing beside her was that man from before… Robin, if memory served.

“Speak your piece and be quick about it,” Elissa said icily, tilting her head with an air of impatience. “I’ve got work to do. Let’s not dawdle.”

“What’s with that tone of yours?” Robin snapped, his patience clearly wearing thin as a scowl creased his brow. “If you hadn’t blocked my number, do you think I would have bothered coming here?”

“Humph,” Elissa scoffed, her lips curling into a sneer. “You know, no one’s forcing you to show up!”

“You…”

Robin faltered, pointing at Elissa, momentarily at a loss for words. “I’m not here to bicker! I came to tell you to come home for dinner this weekend.”

The Torres family held a monthly gathering, a tradition no one dared skip.

Elissa smirked. So he still cared about keeping up appearances, did he?

conversation. “And take me off your blacklist while you’re at

he spun on his

a distance, couldn’t catch the details of their exchange and instead made her way to the locker

and looking as pale as a ghost,

what’s the matter?” Hadley hurried over, guiding her to

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of the month again?” Hadley asked

“Yes.” Elissa nodded weakly.

Hadley said with haste.

“Thank you,” Elissa murmured.

thank me,” Hadley replied with a reassuring

cup in hand and passed it to Elissa. “It’s warm—it should

Elissa said with a faint smile, shaking her head. “It’s

remained shadowed by her earlier clash with Robin, the sting of their exchange still lingering like a

give me a shout,”

do.” Elissa managed a