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

Chapter 1643:

“It’s no problem.” The edge in Brady’s expression softened a little, and with a faint smile, he gave a small nod. “Order whatever you want.”

“In that case…” True to her laid-back nature, Colleen let the moment pass without much thought. “I’ll go ahead and pick something…”

Hadley sat back, watching them with quiet curiosity, her interest steadily growing.

Plates arrived in a steady rhythm, and between bites and shared laughter, their conversation flowed easily.

Then Colleen’s phone lit up with a call.

“I’ll just get this…” She peeked at the screen, inhaled deeply, and tapped to answer. “Hello? Morn…”

On the other end, her mother’s words were indistinct.

phone, a slight frown forming as impatience crept into her voice. “Mom! How many times have you said this already since this morning? Yes,

the call and lowered

toward Brady, then back to

out a breath and scrunched up her nose, clearly exasperated. “She’s arranged a formal blind date

she could stop them, her eyes drifting once again to Brady. His brows had drawn

Terrifying, isn’t it?” Colleen shrugged, caught

to tell me not to come home—stay in Blathe, build

a few days and she’s already throwing me into blind dates! She acts like I should be married and have kids by tomorrow—like my career doesn’t even matter anymore.

venting, the darkness in Brady’s expression

.cóm is the source

off with a wave of her hand. “The more I think about it, the

that point on, the mood at the table lost its earlier spark. Once the meal ended, Hadley

their way

his way down the stairs, Brady missed a step and lurched forward, barely catching