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?”

I want one million. Once the money’s in, I’ll hand over the original

words, the call was abruptly cut

the phone, she felt

she supposed to do

wouldn’t come back for more? Even if they delivered the original disk as promised, they

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brink of its premiere. Beyond her own interests, could

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been her champions. They had showered her with

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spread of these rumors would inevitably drag her into the mess as

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

“Hadley?”

glazed as she forced a

“You’re here.”