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.

Alexander. Given the Bennett family’s flourishing status, Joyce

his own silence, gave no response as he

pregnant. The Bennett family probably wants to seal the deal because she’s the only daughter, and our family’s wealth is a

getting at

the latest updates

paused strategically, her eyes locking onto Caiden’s with

at is that ultimately, the family fortune will belong to Joyce. We’re doing

lingered in silence, a thin trail of

up and planted a kiss on Caiden’s

might as well let Joyce solidify her standing in the Bennett family. Once Joyce is married, my only job will

assumption that Caiden would concur. However, he

his arm, her

what’s on

“I need some time to think it

together in a sudden scowl, a flash of revulsion darting

her expression had morphed into