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.

many times have you said this already since

ended the call and lowered the phone, looking

back

up her nose, clearly exasperated. “She’s arranged a formal blind date for me

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

it?” Colleen shrugged, caught between a laugh and

to tell me not to come home—stay in Blathe, build my career, become this independent

a frustrated shake. “But now? I’ve barely been back a few days and she’s already throwing me into blind dates! She acts like

finished venting, the darkness in Brady’s expression had fully

.cóm is the source

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

table lost its earlier spark. Once

way down to the parking garage

Brady missed a step and lurched forward, barely catching