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.

his expression carefully before saying softly, “How are you holding up? You’re not too upset, are you?” Of course, she was asking about

a slight smile. “Really.” Truthfully, he felt hesitant to admit it, but the

odd sense of freedom

was, Astrid had always been his mother’s choice, not his own. Wilma had pressured him endlessly until he finally agreed to date Astrid

betrayed by Astrid’s deception, but strangely, he

f0und at

between friendship and

for Astrid;

shimmered with unshed tears as he hesitated before whispering, “Forgive me.

froze, stunned, confusion evident in

Hadn’t he come here upset about Astrid? But clearly, Astrid wasn’t the reason he’d appeared in front of her

know everything now,

did he know? Hadley

slowly continued. “You were innocent all along. It wasn’t you—it