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

Chapter 99

Chapter 99:

That face—so eerily similar to the one that had tormented him for years. The face of the woman who had once made him feel insignificant and weak.

His chest swelled with rage. Without a second thought, he stormed toward her and slapped her in the face.

The sharp crack of the slap echoed through the entire basement, bouncing off the cold walls.

Everything stopped.

The chatter of shopkeepers, the footsteps of passersby, and the hum of the crowd all vanished as people froze, their attention now drawn to the sudden noise.

Lillian stood rooted to the spot, her eyes wide with shock, unable to process what had just happened.

the slap echoed, felt a tightness in his chest. Without thinking, he sprang into action

heavy silence that followed, one person remained composed.

unwavering. Her hands had initially balled into fists, but she slowly relaxed them, choosing calm over

a brief moment, the burden in her chest lightened.

scent stirred something in her, as

couldn’t

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You’re just

embrace. Noticing it was Cedric, she whispered

man who claimed to be her father. His face contorted with fury, his hand shaking as he pointed

like your mother. I dreamed of you being obedient and compassionate. I imagined you as gentle, kind, and pure—not corrupted by the murky manipulations of the business world. When you were after Alexander, you were so innocent, so soft, like a helpless little lamb! How did you turn into someone so

fiercely

is your mother!” His finger

of Elite Lux now, but does that mean you have the right to crush your family’s dignity? To disgrace us in front

there, silent, her eyes fixed on the man before her—the man who had just slapped her, right in