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

Chapter 1279:

For a moment, Hadley couldn’t come up with anything to say.

“Hadley,” Eric continued, his voice gentler now, laced with something that sounded like quiet disappointment. “Can’t you let the past rest for once? Could you believe, just this time, that everything I’m doing is because I care about you—and not for any other reason?”

Hadley’s lips parted slightly, as if to reply, but no words came out. Overwhelmed by the rush of emotions, she ended the call without saying anything further.

Several days passed.

The new show began shooting.

At the launch ceremony, Hadley was surprised when she caught sight of Ayla.

After all, Ayla had not been present during any of the previous script read-throughs.

“Hadley!” Ayla rushed over happily and took her arm with familiarity. Her tone was lighthearted and full of joy. “We’re working together again!”

Noticing the uncertainty on Hadley’s face, Ayla quickly offered an explanation. “The actress who was originally cast for the second female role quit unexpectedly. I was only told to come in this morning.”

“I see…”

scanned the area and confirmed that the original second

idea how thrilled I am,” Ayla said,

is the most important

level, but it still feels like a big step. They’re calling us

“Yes, let’s go.”

was now playing the secondary

the event wrapped up, Ayla gently tugged at Hadley’s arm and held out her phone. “Can you hold

“Sure.”

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and took the

her fingers accidentally brushed the

drawn to what appeared on the display. The lock screen was set to a photo

lighting was uneven, and the angle a little off, as though it had been taken

into a faint smile. Ayla’s interest

fade back to black, a message