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

Chapter 1241:

“Hadley.” Denver’s voice carried a thread of worry. “Are you unwell?”

“How did you know?” Hadley’s brow lifted in surprise.

Denver sidestepped the question, his tone soft but urgent. “How are you feeling? Is it serious? Are you still under the weather?”

“It’s nothing serious,” Hadley said with a light laugh, brushing it off. “Just a pesky cold.”

“That’s a relief…” Denver’s voice trailed off, a gentle sigh escaping before he circled back to Hadley’s earlier question. “Eric came to see me. He mentioned you were sick.”

Hadley’s smile faltered, caught off guard. Eric had gone to Denver? “He was riled up,” Denver continued, “blaming me, insisting I come see you.”

Hadley’s heart skipped a beat. Eric had been reckless, stirring up a storm!

said, his words measured, as if treading on thin ice. “I told him I didn’t love you anymore, that we were through. I just called to give

“Goodbye,” Hadley echoed softly.

swirling like leaves in a gust. Eric knew she

Denver clutched his phone, standing by the corridor’s window. The city’s night lights glittered outside, sharp and stinging

that truth locked away, never letting it slip, never drawing near her

star breaking through dawn. It was the first time his heart had leapt at a single glance. He didn’t want to cling to her, to ripple the calm of her life. This, he believed, was the only way

Denver’s eyes remained closed, a single tear tracing his cheek as he

Road, steadying her with care. From a distance, they spotted Eric’s Bentley parked outside her apartment building, gleaming

is he doing here?” Elissa glanced at Hadley, her voice tinged with confusion. “Didn’t you

Hadley murmured, her

as he approached. Her face had regained some color, though her eyes still shimmered

Adam’s apple shifting as he spoke with a tender warmth. “You were in the hospital, and I was afraid Joy might get upset. I stuck around downstairs,