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.

just as the slap echoed, felt a tightness

heavy silence that followed, one person remained composed. It

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

echoed behind her, and before Daniela could fully grasp the situation, she was enveloped in a warm embrace. For a brief moment, the burden in her chest lightened. She looked up, her

her, as

couldn’t quite

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just as cruel

pulled away from the embrace. Noticing it was Cedric, she whispered quietly,

then turned to face Caiden—the man who claimed to be her father. His face contorted with fury, his hand shaking as he pointed an accusatory finger at

the murky manipulations of the business world. When you were after Alexander, you were

pointed fiercely

is your mother!” His finger then

on both of them! Yes, you’re the CEO of Elite Lux now, but does that mean you have the right

the man before her—the man who