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.

gone. How about you hurry up and catch up with

could scorch her. With an angry stomp,

so raw and vulnerable they would have softened the heart of any ordinary man. But Cedric barely reacted. His frown deepened, and his attention turned

eyes with Cedric’s intense, thoughtful gaze. She

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“What’s the matter?”

nothing. She looked as lively and glowing as she had the day they first met,

nothing, let’s go,”

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

Cedric’s quietness was unusual. Something seemed to be bothering him. After the meal, Cedric passed Daniela a plate of fruit. Smiling, she asked, “Is something bothering you

slice of

not

damp towel, his eyes lowering

his eyes, and

the silence. She looked away, took another bite of