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

Chapter 1219:

“I still don’t see what you’re getting at.”

“That’s fine. I’ll help you understand. One photo should do it.” The conversation didn’t end there.

A notification popped up shortly after. Opening the message, Hadley found a photo of a man and a woman. The woman was holding the man’s arm, both exiting through the side door of Galant. The sight of the photo drained all color from Hadley’s complexion. The image was blurry, yet unmistakably, the woman in the photo was her.

Even though the man’s face had been pixelated, Hadley knew exactly who it was—Duran.

Driven by desperation over Joy’s surgery expenses back then, Hadley had once contemplated a harrowing decision—to sell herself for money. She had never thought this dark chapter would resurface one day.

“Who are you, really?” Her fingers clenched around the phone.

“That’s not the point here. If I were you, I’d be more concerned about how to handle this situation.”

A bitter laugh escaped Hadley’s lips, low and sharp. “Just say it. What do you want? Money?”

got three days. I want one million. Once

final words, the call

Hello?” Holding the phone, she felt utterly bewildered

she supposed to do

complied, what guarantee was there that they wouldn’t come back for more? Even if they delivered the original disk as

bit her lower lip and

this scandal could end her budding career in

premiere.

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her champions. They had showered her with opportunities.

there was

inevitably

swung open and Eric stepped out. He paused, noticing Hadley’s

“Hadley?”

glazed

“You’re here.”