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

Chapter 764

Chapter 764:

“Guess who I ran into today?” Hadley narrowed her eyes, a teasing lilt in her voice.

“Who?” Eric furrowed his brows, genuinely puzzled.

Hadley scoffed, her arms folding across her chest. “Oh, drop the act.”

“What?” Eric ran a hand through his hair. “You’re here as a mentor for the show, right? So… let me guess. Linda?”

Hadley arched a brow, her silence speaking louder than words.

“I swear, I had no idea!” Eric protested. “East Entertainment Media—it was Ernest’s creation, built for Linda. Now that he’s awake, of course, he’s looking after her career again. You have to believe me…”

Hadley neither confirmed nor denied whether she believed him. Her phone buzzed in her hand.

caller ID

a breath before answering. “Who

flustered female

“Elissa?”

last seen or heard from Elissa—ever since she was discharged from the hospital. “How are you now?” Hadley asked

finish, another voice cut through the

do you think

escaped Elissa—then the call abruptly ended. “Elissa? Elissa?” Hadley called out, but the only response was the empty dial

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happened? Elissa had reached out—yet barely spoken. The entire

her phone tightened, a deep frown etching across her face. Something

Elissa’s affairs, but he couldn’t ignore

hesitated. Maybe it was because Eric was the only one here. Maybe it was because, despite everything, he had been showing her unexpected kindness lately. Or maybe—without realizing it—she had started seeing him as someone she

her phone, quickly scrolling