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.

parents have already gone. How about you hurry up and catch up

Daniela as if her eyes could scorch her. With

raw and vulnerable they would have softened the heart of any ordinary

up, locking eyes with Cedric’s intense,

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“What’s the matter?”

her, saying nothing. She looked as lively and glowing as she had the day they first met, but now there was something different—something that caused

nothing, let’s go,”

at an upscale restaurant. Throughout the entire meal, Cedric barely spoke. His attention never strayed from Daniela. He peeled shrimp, cracked crabs, and even

was unusual. Something seemed to be bothering him. After the

a slice of juicy watermelon and

choosing not to

Cedric set down the damp towel, his eyes lowering for

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

away, took another bite of the