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.”

ajar, letting in a breeze that had

catching cold.

off to fetch one. Taking the blanket from Lillian, Cedric quietly pushed open the office door with careful steps. He approached Daniela, crouching beside her

“Cedric?”

adjusted the blanket around her more snugly and

mix of heartache, tenderness, and a fierce protectiveness. He harbored a deep-seated urge to confront Alexander, to make him pay. But he hesitated. Was Alexander still a fixture in her heart? If she still held feelings for him, then he would

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waited until her breathing deepened, indicating she was fully at peace, before he quietly stood and

showed nothing, his features set in an impassive mask. His hands, however, betrayed his inner conflict, clenching and unclenching at his

a protracted silence, just as Lillian believed Cedric was on

Alexander say? Do

mention of the topic seemed to ignite a fire within

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he absorbed her tirade.