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

Chapter 1313:

Hadley fell quiet, her thoughts drifting.

She had once shared Elissa’s naive trust in Eric, but the evidence was irrefutable.

“Some men are just born deceivers,” she muttered with a sigh.

Elissa, still processing, couldn’t resist asking, “When did his affair with Ayla start?”

“I don’t know,” Hadley snapped, irritation flaring. “I didn’t care to dig into the messy details. That’s not who I am.” Realizing she had overstepped, Elissa softened. “Hadley, I shouldn’t have pushed. This must be so tough for you. I’m sorry.”

Hadley let out a dry laugh. “Why say sorry? I’m okay, honestly. I’ve been through worse—this is just a minor setback.”

She wasn’t the same vulnerable woman who would crumble over a man’s betrayal.

The pain lingered, but her resilience was stronger now.

if untouched by the drama. Hadley threw herself into

was in good hands with friends, easing Hadley’s worries. One evening, after wrapping a scene, Chelsey approached Hadley,

nerves, Hadley couldn’t

“What’s up?”

is here. He’s asking to

Hadley’s gaze flicked over.

looked away instantly, taking a sip of water before capping the bottle and handing

she gathered her costume and headed to

looking uneasy but scurrying off to deliver the message. “Mr. Scott, maybe

unreadable. After a pause, he nodded.

available

at Chelsey. “Please keep an eye on her.

forward. “Hello, let’s swap contact

Chelsey replied, fumbling for

furrowing as he typed out a

sent it, unsurprised when no reply