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…”

the area and confirmed that the original second lead

how thrilled

the most important part

with admiration. “Of course, I’m nowhere near your level, but it

“Yes, let’s go.”

she was now playing the secondary lead, her presence beside the main actress was

Hadley’s arm and held out her phone. “Can you hold this for a minute? I need

“Sure.”

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and took the phone from

brushed the

on the display. The

lighting was uneven, and the angle a

lifted into a faint smile. Ayla’s interest in Eric was now undeniably

the screen could fade back to black, a