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.

caked in soot and ash, he recognized

from the heat,

She needed help,

fragile frame, hoisted her onto his back, and

Hadley.

it out, and she’d

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another boom thundered through the space. The door crashed fully to the floor—landing exactly where she’d been lying just moments

he’d been a second

hard, eyes fixed

surviving this… maybe life will

entrance. The fire had weakened. Water poured from above as firefighters continued their assault on the blaze. Smoke thinned, but debris littered the floor. Step by step, Denver carried her

from the side. A

his arm

into his arm, searing heat blistering his

hissed through

crash stirred Hadley. Her lashes fluttered.