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

Chapter 65

Chapter 65:

Joyce glanced at Cedric with renewed interest.

“Mr. Phillips, are you planning to head to lunch soon? Could I perhaps accompany you?” Joyce angled her head, giving her eyelashes a flirtatious flutter, hoping to charm him.

Her lips curved into a playful pout as she implored in a sweet, coaxing tone, “Please? Can I join you for lunch?”

Daniela shivered, a wave of goosebumps spreading across her skin.

Cedric’s forehead creased, and in a sharp, icy tone, he replied, “No.” Joyce opened her mouth to argue, but before she could, Cedric’s face hardened.

“I have germaphobia,” he stated plainly.

Joyce stood stock-still. Her eyes immediately began to fill with tears. What was he trying to say? Was he suggesting she was dirty? Just as Joyce was about to speak, Daniela raised her hand and gestured to the door.

“Alright, time to leave.

you hurry up and catch

Daniela as if her eyes could scorch her. With

so raw and vulnerable they would have softened the heart of any ordinary man. But Cedric barely

looked up, locking eyes with Cedric’s intense, thoughtful gaze. She

chapter awaits at

“What’s the matter?”

had the day they first met, but

let’s go,”

Cedric barely spoke. His attention never strayed from Daniela. He peeled shrimp, cracked crabs, and even cut the

food but couldn’t shake the feeling that Cedric’s quietness was unusual. Something seemed to be bothering him. After the meal, Cedric

of juicy watermelon and answered simply,

not

Cedric set down the damp towel, his eyes lowering

in his eyes, and hesitated. A heavy silence hung between

the silence. She looked away, took another