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.

caught off guard. Her legs

wasn’t listening. With his height and strength, she was

far—just to the quiet lobby outside the

his

you be rushing back to

Eric’s voice sharpened. “It was just a

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

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she could finish, Eric

hit like a storm—deep, consuming, edged with something dangerously close to

groaned, frowning as she

to fire, not a barrier. Time slipped—two minutes, five, maybe more. The world narrowed down to breath and skin

let her go, her lips were

“Keep talking nonsense,” he murmured, voice

clearly unfazed. “I was trying to

stared at him, suspicion