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

Chapter 627:

By noon, the restaurant was buzzing with life.

Elissa, being the quickest on her feet, spotted an open window seat and waved them over. “Hadley! Alice! Over here!”

“Coming!”

Settling in, the three of them browsed the menu, debating what to order.

Hadley glanced at Alice, a small furrow of concern on her brow. “Alice, I’m not sure if you’ll like the food here. We’ll order some, and if it’s not to your taste, we can always grab a burger later.”

Alice waved off the concern with a grin. And when the food finally arrived, she proved it.

“Mmm! Delicious, delicious!”

Hadley and Elissa exchanged amused looks before encouraging her.

“Then have some more!”

if I

more food onto her plate

“Huh?”

screen mounted in the corner of the restaurant. She pointed.

followed

a financial news segment was playing. And

clapped her hands, eyes lighting up. “Is this guy

tales at

Hadley nodded, still puzzled. “Wait—Alice, do you know him?” Elissa leaned in, equally curious. “Yeah, Alice, you seem like you

waved a hand dismissively, grinning.

as if suddenly remembering something, her expression shifted. She turned to Hadley, her tone teasing yet oddly serious. “By the way, didn’t you ask me before about the person who saved

Hadley stiffened slightly.

But at the time, Alice was also shaken and had struggled to

how to put it into words. In the end, all she could tell Hadley was that it was a young