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

Chapter 573:

Surprised by the encounter, Hadley managed a stiff nod. “Thank you.”

“Be careful,” Linda said, her tone dripping with feigned concern.

As Hadley moved to continue, Linda subtly shifted, extending her leg into Hadley’s path…

Hadley’s foot caught on something, causing her to lose her balance and lurch forward. For a moment, everything went blank, but instinctively, she threw out her hands, her palms and knees absorbing the impact of the fall. Hadley managed to avoid hitting the ground completely.

Linda watched with a smirk, arms crossed, and then turned to walk away.

Was Linda leaving just like that?

With a swift motion, Hadley regained her footing, seized Linda’s arm, and struck her sharply across the cheek.

Linda froze, touching her face in shock. “Hadley, you wretch!”

Wretch?

crossed Hadley’s lips as anger blazed in her eyes. If not for her quick reflexes, the fall might have endangered her

slap a kindness,” Hadley

she twisted Hadley’s arm behind her back. “You think you’re tough? I’m charging you with assault!

“Release me!”

“Absolutely not!”

her finger at Linda. “You

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actually believe I’ll

friend! You’re thinking about legal action? Good, we’re ready for court!” She then looked reassuringly at Hadley. “Don’t stress! We don’t even need a lawyer.

Hadley’s expression

quickly nodded

charged toward Elissa in an attempt to grab the phone. “Hand

chance!” Elissa clutched her phone

cried

from Linda’s nails digging into her flesh made Elissa exclaim, “You call others wretches, yet here you

no heed and intensified her grip, embedding her