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

Chapter 167

Chapter 167:

“Mom, why do you think Alexander will come?”

With a knowing chuckle, Katrina replied, “He probably got rejected by Daniela. Do you really think the Bennett family hasn’t considered all their options? At the end of the day, they’re eyeing our fortune.”

A knot of unease tightened in Joyce’s chest. She harbored fears that Alexander might scorn her, and beyond that, she was troubled by the thought that he might not treat her child with kindness.

It wasn’t until Katrina reassured her that the Harper family’s fortune would be in her child’s name and that she’d take care of the child herself that Joyce’s tension eased slightly.

Caiden furrowed his brow upon hearing that.

The thought of taking care of a child was the furthest thing from his mind.

He had no interest in a life cluttered with the chaos of diapers and nursery rhymes.

he kept his feelings

this child wasn’t connected to him by blood. Was he about to endow his vast fortune to someone

with him beyond the grave. But the thought of leaving it all to an outsider sent a chill down his spine. The child did

allegiance would inevitably pivot to her husband’s family, relegating him, her stepfather, to an ever more peripheral role in her

didn’t sit right with him, no matter how

captivating tales on

called back to Katrina that he was off to pick up

oblivious to the storm brewing in Caiden’s mind, brightly

grandchild someday. Don’t worry, Joyce. Everything in this house belongs to you and your child—no one can

stepped outside. For an inexplicable reason, he glanced back over

up, her eyes alight

Caiden unexpectedly, recalling the summer Katrina first became

come home to retrieve some

Joyce, seated at the grand dining table with a bib tied

suggested, “You’ve had a lot of egg custard today.

mood soured instantly. She ripped off her bib