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

Chapter 1606:

Brady just shrugged, not answering the question directly. “Figured you’d need a ride home after you’re done here. Your car’s still at the repair shop, right?”

“What, really?” Colleen blinked, then let out a soft laugh. “Wow. That’s… very sweet of you. You know I could’ve just grabbed a cab, right?”

He smiled. “Sure. But it’s late. Not always safe for women to take cabs alone. My sister had a bad experience once—since then, I’ve just preferred to be cautious.”

Her expression softened, visibly moved.

She’d seen enough people fake kindness to know when it was real. And this? This was real. He was indeed a very decent person.

“Are you hungry?” she asked after a pause, tilting her head. “I barely had lunch, and now I’m starving. Let me buy you dinner.”

After all, it was the least she could do after making him wait all night.

no to that!” Brady chuckled. “I’m

place,” Colleen said. “You know Srixby

replied. “You want something fancy or something

definitely. I’ve had enough foreign food to last a

he said, leading her toward his

a cozy, well-loved local restaurant tucked into a quiet

some grilled fish, a bit of pasta, and

up at the mention. “That sounds incredible,” she

“The food here’s excellent. You’re

good,” she said with

tried the fish,”

just really hate dealing with

said. Then, without a word, he reached for the serving fork, skillfully separated the bones from a portion of