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

Chapter 790:

“Denver,” Hadley said gently, stepping closer.

“Hadley.” Denver lifted his gaze and rose. The faint curve of his smile didn’t reach his eyes—he looked sad, not angry.

They stood there, eyes locked, their silence stretching on.

At the archive room’s threshold, Linda’s lips curled into a smirk. So it really was Denver! With a flick of her wrist, she whipped out her phone, snapped a quick photo of the pair, and sent it off.

“You…”

“Hey…”

Both Hadley and Denver spoke at the same time but froze, awkwardly falling silent for several seconds. Suddenly, laughter broke through as they realized they’d spoken at once.

“You go first.” Denver motioned gently towards Hadley.

studied his expression carefully before saying softly, “How are you holding up? You’re

calmly, his lips curving into a slight smile. “Really.” Truthfully, he felt hesitant to admit

of

had always been his mother’s choice, not his own. Wilma had pressured him endlessly until

betrayed by Astrid’s deception, but strangely, he

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for Astrid had always hovered somewhere between friendship

sadness lingered—but not for

shimmered with unshed tears as he

stunned, confusion evident

he’d appeared in front

everything now,

know? Hadley was utterly

continued. “You were innocent all along. It wasn’t you—it was my mother who hurt