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

Chapter 1255:

After finishing their meal, Eric took her back to Millland Road. When the car pulled up in front of her apartment building, Hadley quietly unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out without waiting for him.

“Thank you for the ride,” she said calmly.

“Hadley.” Eric got out right after her, reaching for her wrist and pulling her gently into his arms.

Looking down at her, he said, his voice hoarse, “It’s been the whole evening… Can you give me an answer now?”

All night, Hadley kept dodging Eric’s questions. Every time he tried to talk about their relationship, she steered the conversation elsewhere.

“You’re avoiding it on purpose,” Eric said, a trace of hurt in his voice. His eyes stayed locked on her animated expression. “You made me a promise. You can’t just take it back.”

“Let go first. Then we’ll talk…” Hadley urged. She tried to wriggle free, but he didn’t budge.

“No,” Eric firmly shook his head. His brows drew together, and his gaze was dark and unrelenting. “If I let go, you’ll run. Just say what you need to say. Once it’s clear, I’ll let go.”

it forever. With a quiet

I meant was giving you a chance,

used to like

sounded nice. If she were still 20, Hadley might have melted on the spot. She might have hugged him tight, moved by those promises. But now, her hands curled into fists at

with doubt. Could things ever really go back

sat across from Elissa. He had come that evening because of Locke, who had stubbornly insisted that Elissa be

visit. After hearing him out, Elissa looked conflicted. Clearly, she didn’t want to

live now

“Mr. Flynn…”

as she was about to turn

give you full-time employee benefits

him, stunned. Had she heard

Srixby knew how hard it was to get into the Flynn Group. And now he was offering her an official

need to spend an hour with him after school. You’d have weekends off. The salary comes with full benefits. And I’ll arrange a staff dorm for you as well.” The conditions were hard to