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

Chapter 71

Chapter 71:

Katrina frowned, her confusion clear.

“Cedric,” she said again.

Caiden stared at her as if she had lost her mind.

“Cedric? You want him as your son-in-law? Are you kidding? Do you even know who he is?”

“What do you mean?” Katrina asked, still bewildered.

“Isn’t he the CEO of Phillips Group? The golden bachelor, one of the brightest new stars in the business world?” She gestured toward the TV, where Cedric’s face appeared on the financial news.

“See, even the news says it—he’s a standout among his peers. Handsome, decisive, a real up-and-comer.”

closed his eyes for a moment, trying to steady

all of

as she waited

did you know he’s only 25?”

her confusion

“What’s wrong with being…?”

is worth tens of millions. Tell me, how many 25-year-olds in this country have done that? Most of his peers, the kids from rich families,

now on

exclaimed,

just proves how driven

his forehead in

business world? Cedric has no family to back him up or safety net to fall on. Everything he has, he fought hard for, enduring endless challenges. The business world is full of predators, yet he’s not just surviving—he’s thriving. Do you think he’s someone who lets emotions affect his decisions? Joyce is sweet, but so incredibly naive. Her greatest pleasure is competing with Daniela over trivial nonsense. Do you really think someone like that is cut out to be Cedric’s wife? Just look at how cold he was to her yesterday. Cedric doesn’t waste his time on people who

stunned

suggesting, then? Are

only did Caiden think Joyce was lacking, but he didn’t think much of

After her death, he had intentionally chosen someone like Katrina—a woman who knew how to flatter him and