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.

unknown caller ID

breath before answering.

A flustered female voice sounded—it was

“Elissa?”

rush of warmth filling her chest. It had been so long since she’d last seen or heard from Elissa—ever since she was discharged from the hospital. “How are you now?” Hadley asked eagerly.

another voice cut through the

you think you’re doing, Miss

“Elissa? Elissa?” Hadley called out, but the only response was

r34d th3 l3g1t

phone, bewildered. What just happened? Elissa had reached out—yet

phone tightened, a deep frown

have much interest in Elissa’s affairs, but he couldn’t ignore the worry

hesitated. Maybe it was because Eric was the only one here. Maybe it was

herself, she blurted out, “Can you trace a number?” She unlocked her phone, quickly scrolling to the call log before showing him. “Elissa just called me, but