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.

to that!” Brady chuckled.

the place,” Colleen said. “You know Srixby way

something fancy or something

had enough foreign food to last a

toward his car. “I

well-loved local

go with lobster in garlic butter, some grilled fish, a bit of

the mention. “That sounds incredible,” she said,

food here’s excellent. You’re going to

like a kid on Christmas morning. “Oh, this is so good,” she said with a grin, eagerly sampling bites of

Brady noticed something. “You haven’t tried the fish,” he pointed

really hate dealing

fork, skillfully separated the bones from a portion of fish, and placed the