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

Chapter 1645:

“Appreciate it!” Brady’s grin spread, lighting up his face.

“I’m warning you, though.” Hadley turned serious, her expression sharp. “Colleen’s one of the best people I know. If you plan on chasing her, be real about it. If you’re not, don’t even start.”

“I mean it!” Brady grew flustered, lifting his right hand as though taking a solemn vow.

He hesitated, his voice dipping low, caught between nerves and honesty.

“I really like Colleen. Just being around her makes everything feel better. If I could see her every single day, I’d be so happy…” His words trailed off into a soft hush.

Two seconds of silence passed—and then Hadley lost it.

She let out a full laugh, unable to hold it back. “Haha…”

“Hadley?” Brady’s cheeks burned crimson as he turned to her. “Why are you laughing at me?”

reaching over to pat

flushed deeper. “If Colleen thinks

doubled over, laughter

Brady arrived at the location Hadley had given him for Colleen’s

twenty

and then saw Colleen

a nearby table, hand

“Dr. Hayes!”

“Hello!”

doors

she

few polite words, and then

table right beside them, his

position, he sized the man

was not

Still, that didn’t matter.