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!

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

caked in soot and ash, he

skin flushed from the heat, and her

inhalation. She needed help,

draped the soaked blanket over her fragile frame, hoisted her onto

with me, Hadley. We’re almost

to make it out, and she’d be

g

thundered through the space. The door crashed fully to the floor—landing

he’d been a

hard,

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

poured from above as firefighters continued their assault on the

flames burst from the side. A burning crate

throwing his arm over her

smashed into his arm, searing heat blistering his

Denver hissed through

stirred Hadley. Her lashes fluttered. “Who… who…”