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

Chapter 163

Chapter 163:

Lillian exhaled sharply, frustration evident in her voice.

“Cedric, I can’t believe how shy you become around her!”

Once Cedric had departed, Lillian shook her head disapprovingly. Ryan, tilting his head and wearing a mischievous grin, inquired, “Didn’t you have reservations about Cedric before? You used to say he was too aloof.”

“Yes, and my feelings haven’t changed,” Lillian retorted, her tone a mix of irritation and resignation.

Daniela was a survivor of a troubled past. She wore a smile like a mask, yet beneath it, she was distant and detached, her childhood wounds far too deep for any wealth to mend. And Cedric? He had plunged into the corporate world on his own, adept at unmasking the true intentions of those around him. Could someone like that truly possess warmth?

The notion of two such detached souls together seemed doomed. Rather than warming each other, they were likely to pull each other further into the cold. How could they possibly make a good match? Lillian sighed, her voice softening.

“But watching Cedric act so humble, I can’t help but feel a pang of pity for him.”

Cedric behaved as though he had the

Such foolishness!

reflection ended, Lillian questioned Ryan, “Why do you back Cedric so fiercely? Has

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“No.”

“Then why…?”

Daniela married,

Stunned, Lillian fell silent.

word, Ryan turned

stood against the sharp, biting wind, her mind reeling from the unexpected sight of Cedric—a normally composed

waiting for Daniela’s

breakfast, Richard had

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bowed his head, his turbulent emotions now

cherished from her childhood

Does the truth even matter at this point? Feelings are the most deceiving of

first, he secretly believed that Daniela’s