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

Chapter 143

Chapter 143:

Managing a multibillion-dollar project was a colossal task, fraught with endless challenges. For Cedric, the CEO, to personally monitor the site seemed to Lillian an unnecessary strain. The construction environment was harsh, filled with dust, hardly suitable for someone of Cedric’s stature.

Yet Cedric, his gaze still fixed on the office door, dismissed her concern with a gesture.

“She’s asleep. Go find a blanket and cover her.”

Lillian shook her head.

“That’s not going to work. She’s always on alert, even in sleep. If I touch her, she’ll wake up right away.”

office windows were ajar, letting in a breeze

her catching cold.

crouching beside her and gently unfolding the

“Cedric?”

from her lips momentarily disrupted his calm. He adjusted the blanket around her more snugly and whispered, “Go back to sleep.” She drifted off once more. A pang of emotion tightened Cedric’s

a deep-seated urge to confront Alexander, to

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remained crouched beside her, watching over her slumber. He waited until her breathing deepened, indicating she was fully at peace, before he quietly

his features set in an impassive mask. His hands, however, betrayed his inner conflict, clenching and unclenching at his sides as

silence, just as Lillian believed Cedric was on the verge of leaving, he broke the

did Alexander say? Do you

the topic seemed to ignite a fire within her. Her face

shameless! I’ve never encountered someone

silent, maintaining a composed demeanor as he absorbed her tirade. Once she had let off steam,