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

Chapter 104

Chapter 104:

Caiden hitting her wasn’t new; she never cried.

But now, as Cedric held her close, his voice trembling more than hers, whispering that she didn’t need to be afraid, her eyes began to fill.

It felt like walking alone for ages down a dark, desolate path. She could pretend it didn’t hurt, and saying it aloud seemed unnecessary.

Yet, the moment someone stood up for her, the floodgates opened, and the emotions she’d buried for so long spilled out uncontrollably.

Cedric’s heart broke into pieces. The woman he had cherished for so many years cried quietly against his shoulder. His chest tightened with so much pain that it felt like he couldn’t breathe.

The night gradually settled in.

Daniela stared into the darkened sky and murmured, “Cedric, from this moment on, I no longer have a father.”

heart clenched

overcoming her as she drifted into a deep

carefully lifted her into the office’s lounge. Outside, Lillian, sensing the quiet that had settled in, hesitated before

and cautious as she asked, “Is she

Daniela before quietly stepping out of

new

outside the office, Lillian couldn’t contain her anger any longer and exploded

I’ll make him pay! What kind of monster does that? He’s her father! How could he hurt her like that? And now these rumors online, saying she’s not Caiden’s daughter? Otherwise, why would he

behind Cedric, she couldn’t hold back her frustration and shot him a barrage

“Where are you going?”

Once there, he asked

It hit her in that moment. While her words

lounge, carefully pressing the ice against

tightened in sympathy, as though he were the

when

quick look at Daniela, who was asleep,