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

Chapter 985:

“Hadley?!” he called out, tension gripping his voice.

He slowed his pace, straining to hear.

“Please… help me…”

It was her. It had to be.

Denver followed the sound, heart pounding, taking cautious steps through the smoke. He was close—so close.

Then, silence. The sound vanished.

His eyes darted around. Did he imagine it?

Suddenly, a deafening crash split the air as part of the wall gave way. The iron door sagged and tilted, nearly crashing to the floor.

There, just beyond it—a small figure lay motionless.

Denver’s breath caught. Hadley!

rushed forward, stepping over the twisted metal. Dropping to his knees, he

in soot and ash,

the heat, and her breath came in shallow

She

soaked blanket over her fragile frame, hoisted her

Hadley.

it out, and she’d be

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thundered through the space. The door

he’d been a

swallowed hard,

safe now, Hadley,” he whispered. “After surviving this… maybe life will finally

from above as firefighters continued their assault on the blaze. Smoke thinned, but debris littered the

from the side. A burning crate toppled toward

Denver shouted, throwing his arm over

smashed into his arm, searing heat blistering his

hissed through

lashes fluttered. “Who… who…” she