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

Chapter 17

Chapter 17:

Between heavy sobs, she declared, “Dad, I will be a good daughter to you. I’ll take care of you when you’re old!”

Katrina dabbed at her eyes with a tissue in a theatrical display of emotion and remarked to Alexander, “Look at the touching bond between father and daughter!”

Alexander stayed quiet throughout this exchange.

Joyce wiped away her feigned tears and turned to Alexander with a coy smile.

“Alexander, when do you think we should get married?” Alexander’s expression remained unreadable as he spoke in a flat tone.

“I’ll need to take this up with my family first.”

of disappointment before she recomposed herself, donning her charming mask once

a timid and vulnerable charm. Her eyes, reddened from emotion, conveyed a blend of

Is that the real reason you won’t marry

Katrina, possessing an aura that seemed out of place among refined circles. Her eyebrows arched slightly in

moment before he finally responded, “The audio and surveillance footage weren’t tampered with.

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not anticipated

had assumed his unwavering support would shield her, never imagining that the erased footage

She had underestimated Daniela.

now

Joyce implored, her hands concealing her tear-streaked

by a stepmother, and mocked me for aiming too high, thinking I could ever aspire to be with someone like you. It drove me to

on Joyce, her cheeks glistening with a cascade of

thoughts to himself, his voice low

you’ve seen Daniela’s true colors, be