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

Chapter 1257:

Cold sweat trickled down Hadley’s face, and panic surged through her chest.

What now? Someone was really following her. A stalker. She was sure of it!

Frantically, she reached into her bag. Her fingers closed around something solid. A half-brick she always carried. It was a strange habit, but one she’d never shaken.

After returning to Srixby and using it to defend herself against a stalker, it had once been confiscated at the police station. Still, she started carrying another not long after.

Nearly a year in Srixby, and she never imagined it would come in handy again… until tonight.

Her nerves were on edge. Under the harsh garage lights, her bare face gleamed with sweat.

Suddenly, Hadley dashed behind a nearby pillar.

The footsteps behind her sped up, followed by a voice. “Huh? Where did she go? She was just here…” It was a man.

moment,

man muttered to himself, still searching

away from finding her. Hadley closed her eyes, reached into her bag, and grabbed the half-brick tightly. Then, she

action. She swung her arm with full force and

“ARGH!”

scream, the

It was really a man. A

the brick high, and slammed

wrought. The

the floor, a man shielded his head in a desperate bid for

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shattered remains at his

steps, camera poised for a golden shot to splash across the tabloids. Never did he imagine his pursuit would end with him on the receiving end of

he cried, wincing in pain as he tried to fend off the blows. “I didn’t mean

in her frenzy, seemed deaf to his words, swinging the brick in her hand

Hadley’s wrist. “I’m talking to you!