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.”

herself, donning her charming mask once again. With a soft, reassuring smile, she murmured, “Alexander, I’ll

Alexander stepped out of the hospital room, Joyce hurried after him, her posture meek, radiating a timid and vulnerable charm. Her eyes, reddened from

back? Is that the real reason you

her gestures and tone, Joyce mirrored Katrina, possessing an aura that seemed out of place among refined circles. Her eyebrows arched

silence for a long moment before he finally responded, “The audio and surveillance footage weren’t tampered

updates uploaded to

anticipated

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

She had underestimated Daniela.

truth now laid

believe me—I had no other option!” Joyce implored, her hands concealing her tear-streaked face. Her voice quivered

feelings for you and took delight in tormenting me behind the scenes. She branded me a misfit brought in 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 the brink, and in a moment of sheer rage, I lashed out. I had no idea Daniela would stoop so low as to record everything. Alexander, I swear, I was driven to the

on Joyce, her cheeks glistening with a

to himself, his

Daniela’s true