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

Chapter 67

Chapter 67:

“What do you think?”

Daniela’s eyes settled on the man standing opposite her. His chiseled features and commanding presence radiated confidence and strength. But in his eyes, there was a soft hesitation, almost a fragility, as if he was bracing himself for rejection.

Daniela offered a soft, reassuring smile.

“You don’t need to do that.” It had only been three months since her divorce, and her focus had remained firmly on her own priorities. If it had been someone else, she likely would have dismissed them without a second thought. But this was Cedric—her old classmate, the one who had always been there for her with quiet, unwavering support. How could she bring herself to hurt him?

“Lillian already mentioned she has someone lined up. I’m heading upstairs now.

You should head home. Drive safely, okay?”

Rejection as an adult didn’t always need to be spoken. It lived in the subtle exchanges, in the silence where words didn’t need to fill the space.

was certain Cedric got the

Tower, her long gown billowing at her

pang of discomfort seized Cedric’s

his pocket, he

it’s Cedric. I need you down

fiction on

who had been entrenched in his efforts to overhaul the building’s security system and had been deprived of sleep for several days, trudged downstairs. Clad in his worn hoodie, his appearance was haggard under the faint lighting, his

weary and raspy. Cedric’s eyes remained fixed on the 25th floor, illuminated by the light in Daniela’s

Ryan retrieved a lollipop from his pocket, unwrapped

off to her room? What’s the worry

replied, “She’s

his expression etched

“Really?”

a puzzle with

tightly together, Cedric

to look after Daniela. Help me with the