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

Chapter 765

Chapter 765:

“Then why would she call me using a different number instead of her own?” Hadley murmured, her brows knitting tighter. “And her voice… it sounded strange.”

Eric studied her carefully. “Strange how? Was she crying? Did she ask for help?”

Hadley shook her head. “No, but she sounded… anxious.”

The other voice—the one that had interrupted Elissa—had an unsettling quality to it. It wasn’t just firm; it carried a quiet, underlying threat. The second that voice appeared, the call had been abruptly cut off.

Why would Elissa hang up without calling back? Or had that person—whoever they were—cut her off?

A sinking feeling settled in Hadley’s chest. Could Elissa be in trouble?

She exhaled and looked at Eric. “The only clue I have is this blocked number. Track it down for me and…” But then, she hesitated.

The request had slipped out so naturally, as if she were asking him to

in his gaze. He had caught the shift, too. Hadley was growing more

if

deepening as he leaned in close—too close. His voice brushed against her ear, low and

off guard. Her breath hitched, her cheeks warming. Something between them was shifting. Slowly, subtly,

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soon as they stepped back into Silver Villas, he pulled Hadley into his arms, capturing her lips in a deep,

“Eric—”

catch her breath, pushing lightly

“Wait… let’s eat first.”

grip tightening around her waist. “Fun first, food later.” He wasn’t about to let her go—not after missing out on time with her over the weekend. He had every

her again, murmuring her name over and over, like

time they finally came up for air, Hadley