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

caked in soot and ash, he

her skin flushed from the heat, and her breath

inhalation. She needed

the soaked blanket over her fragile

with me, Hadley.

make it out, and she’d

at g αℓ ησ ν? ?s,

boom thundered through the space. The door crashed fully

If he’d

hard,

surviving this… maybe life will finally start looking

continued their assault on the blaze. Smoke thinned, but debris littered the floor.

side. A burning crate

shouted, throwing his arm over her

crate smashed into his arm,

hissed

stirred Hadley. Her lashes