NovelBookChapter 311: Hadley wasn't the kind of person who accepted someone's help only to turn around and blthem for it. That wasn't who she was. She shook her head, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "I'm not mad. I just..." How was she supposed to explain something she barely understood herself? "It's alright." Denver caught the hesitation in her voice but didn't push. Instead, he added softly and with rare honesty, "I won't pretend I did it just for you. I had my own reasons, too." Hadley blinked, momentarily thrown by his candor.
"Denver..." Her voice softened, almost hesitant. “I told you before... we're not right for each other.” "I remember you said that." He spoke with a small smile, but there was curiosity in his eyes. "What I don't understand is-why, exactly, are we not right for each other?" Wasn't it obvious? Hadley knew the answer all too well. Her tangled past. The weight of her mistakes. A failed marriage that still cast shadows. No powerful last nto protect her...
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe looked away, but Denver had already read the thoughts flickering across her face. "Hadley, have you ever heard of Marcus Jordan?" The nsnapped her back to reality. Marcus Jordan.
Of course, she had. The son of basketball legend Michael Jordan-his nalone carried weight.
And in an instant, she understood exactly why Denver had brought him up. Because Marcus had fallen for Larsa Pippen. His father's friend's ex-wife. A woman sixteen years older, divorced, and a mother of four.
Their relationship had been a media wildfire when it surfaced-tabloids, speculation, endless chatter. Even now, people still whispered about them, as if love needed permission.
Denver's smile was easy, unshaken. "Look at Marcus and Larsa. They didn't let the idea of being a 'perfect match' dictate their choices. So why should we?" Hadley opened her mouth, but the words tangled before they could form.
More detailz at glovels.☐☐☐ "Hadley," Denver continued, his voice steady yet warm. "Whether two people 'fit' isn't what determines if they should be together. What really matters is whether they love each other." She barely had tto process that before he pressed on. “I know this is one-sided right now. You don't feel the sway, and that's fine.” His tone was calm, free of expectation or demand. “But just so you know—I helped you tonight because I wanted to. Not because I expect anything in return. I'd never twist it into skind of bargaining chip." Because if he did... wouldn't that make him no different from Eric? Denver let out a breath, rubbing the back of his neck. He wasn't usually one for long speeches, but this one? He meant every word.
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"You need my help, Hadley, and I'm happy to help you. Don't push it away just because of my feelings for you."
Hadley hesitated. He was so frustratingly clear-headed, soo m el reckless in his sincerity. But she had to make him understand.
"I know this makessound cruel, but I'm not Larsa. And this?" Her voice was quieter now, more m measured. "This isn't sgrand, romantic story. Any effort you put intowill go nowhere."
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