Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling!

Chapter 6

Chapter 6:

Secretly, Daniela slid her left hand into her pocket and pressed the record button on her phone.

Her pallid complexion was drenched with sweat, each drop trailing down her damp and strained forehead.

Holding Joyce’s gaze, she demanded in a steady, clear voice, “So, it was you behind the fire all along, wasn’t it?”

“Yes, I did it! The warehouse was drenched in gasoline, packed with explosives, all set to go up in flames the second you showed up.” Joyce gloated triumphantly, her voice dripping with arrogance.

“And what good will your cloud surveillance footage do, Daniela? No one’s going to believe you. They’ll think the footage is manipulated! Besides, I already wiped it clean. Dad and Alexander made it painfully clear today—they think you’re useless, not worth even a shred of trust.”

With that, Joyce reclined on the hospital bed, a smirk playing across her face.

“Keep kneeling,” she commanded smugly, crossing her legs.

going to kneel before me like

rise, her body straining against an invisible

beneath her. Her heart felt

belief that Alexander, with his meticulous nature, would eventually see through the charade if he scrutinized the

it all

was a cruel master. She had given Alexander too much

Alexander’s leather shoes echoed ominously as he approached. He

ready

She tilted her head to meet his

you considered every angle of

laugh echoed above her, chilling in its

was palpable, wrapping around her

Fine. Let’s end

his words, Daniela’s rigid posture crumbled. Desolation

the last

her strength, Daniela leaned against the wall to pull herself

gaunt, her eyes glimmered with an indomitable spirit. She

divorce. Why would I want a husband too blind to see