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

Chapter 628:

A feeling stirred in her chest—Alice had to be right.

At that time, Eric had been in Blathe.

She remembered the injuries he carried back then. But she had never asked. Never cared enough to question them. Now, everything was starting to click into place.

After seeing Alice off at the airport, Hadley and Elissa returned to the dance studio.

As they walked through the halls, Elissa let out a deep sigh. “Mr. Flynn is really something. Does he just go around saving people without ever taking credit for it?”

Hadley exhaled slowly, shaking her head. “I’m not sure what to say to that.”

Hadley and Eric had met as children, given their grandmothers’ friendship, and they had also spent years together under the same roof. Yet she couldn’t say she truly knew him.

As a child, Eric had been quiet, reserved—distant. Perhaps it was because they hadn’t spent much time together back then.

had changed a

how people were. Layers

abroad for four years without hesitation, yet at the same time, he was also the man who

found herself wondering—if she told him the truth now… If she looked him in the eyes and finally said it—that she had been innocent. That she

Would he believe her?

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she trust him with the

phone buzzed with a message from Eric. “I’ll pick you up around 6:30.

Since she would finish work before five, she took the opportunity to stop

had no choice but to keep dealing with Eric, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t carve out time

and never difficult to care for. Spending time with her gave Hadley

dance studio, she was right on schedule. Exactly

stepped out immediately, reaching for her hand as soon as she approached. “Did I keep you

replied as they got

the vehicle pulled away, Hadley studied him for a moment before