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

Chapter 173

Chapter 173:

“Honey, it seems Alexander is gearing up to propose to Joyce formally,” she ventured, trying to gauge his reaction.

Caiden, drawing another cigarette, responded with cold indifference.

“Alright.”

Smoke wreathed around his face, quickly shrouding his expression.

Clearing her throat, Katrina sought to reclaim Caiden’s attention. In the past, such a signal would compel him to discard his cigarette and draw her close, enveloping her in his arms.

Now, however, Caiden appeared deaf to her cue. A flicker of anguish shadowed Katrina’s gaze, deepening ominously before she quickly veiled it with a radiant smile, masking her true feelings. She had crucial motives today and needed Caiden on her side.

Rather than protest, she pressed herself against him, her fingers sketching tender patterns against his chest.

the benefits after Joyce marries Alexander. Given the Bennett family’s flourishing status, Joyce would thrive as one

wrapped in his own silence, gave no response

deal because she’s the only daughter, and our family’s wealth

I’m getting at

latest

strategically, her eyes locking onto

to Joyce. We’re doing

silence, a thin trail of

up and planted a kiss

everything’s been arranged, right? We won’t have any more children. We might as well let Joyce solidify her standing in the Bennett family. Once Joyce is married,

tender, filled with the assumption that Caiden would concur. However,

his arm, her

on your

murmured, “I need some time to think

a flash of revulsion darting across her features, unseen by

again, her expression had morphed