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

Chapter 969:

“And now, when you’ve been caught red-handed, you pretend it was all some joke?” Hadley’s gaze narrowed. “Even you don’t believe that, do you?”

She then pointed directly at Eric. “And I know he doesn’t. Isn’t that right?”

“Shut up!” Linda snapped, her voice shaking. Her face had gone pale, and then flushed deep red, anger and humiliation crashing into each other all at once.

Hadley laughed, loud and unrestrained, the sound laced with satisfaction.

“Craving both Eric and Ernest—so fickle, so shameless. That’s you in a nutshell!”

“Hadley! That’s enough!”

Before Linda could completely unravel, Eric acted. In one swift motion, he wrapped his arms around Hadley’s waist and lifted her clean off the ground.

“Let’s go!” he growled, striding off with her in his arms.

Hadley gasped, caught off guard. Her legs

height and

didn’t take her far—just to the quiet lobby outside the

said, his voice low. “You know you can’t outrun

“Your little sweetheart just confessed. Shouldn’t you be rushing

“It

Hadley’s smile vanished, her tone growing serious. “Trust me, women know each other. And as a woman, I’m telling you that wasn’t a joke. Linda really does like you. She’s always had a thing for

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she could finish,

something dangerously close

hurts…” Hadley groaned, frowning as she tried

spark to fire, not a barrier. Time slipped—two

time he finally let her go, her lips

her, his thumb brushing lazily against her swollen lip. “Keep talking nonsense,” he murmured, voice thick. “Say

clearly unfazed. “I was trying to have a

him, suspicion creeping into