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.

his feelings

by blood. Was he about to endow his vast fortune to someone who wasn’t

him beyond the grave. But the thought of leaving it all to an outsider sent a chill down his

this fact, the deeper his discomfort grew. And if Joyce ever married, her allegiance would inevitably pivot

about the situation just didn’t sit right with him, no matter how he

captivating tales on

to Katrina that he was off

storm brewing

Joyce. Everything in this house belongs

faltered as he stepped outside. For an

living room, illuminated by the bright lights, Katrina’s face was heavily made up, her eyes alight with pride and her smile wide with a hint of smug

recalling the summer Katrina first became a part of the

to retrieve some

perched at the top of the stairs while Joyce, seated at the grand dining table with a bib tied

lot of egg custard today. Perhaps you’d

She ripped off her bib and began to