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.

off guard. Her legs kicked helplessly in

height and strength, she

lobby outside the

even think about running,” he said, his

she said, cool and teasing. “Your little sweetheart just confessed. Shouldn’t you be

sharpened. “It was just

joke?” Hadley’s smile vanished, her tone growing serious. “Trust me, women know each other. And as a woman, I’m telling you that

𝕋𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 g⍺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝖼𝗈𝗺

could finish, Eric

edged with something

Hadley groaned, frowning as she

he didn’t stop. Her protest was a spark to fire, not a barrier. Time slipped—two minutes, five, maybe more. The world narrowed down to breath and

finally let her go, her lips were flushed

against her swollen lip. “Keep talking nonsense,” he murmured, voice thick. “Say one more word, and I swear, I won’t stop at

clearly unfazed. “I was trying

him, suspicion creeping into her