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

Chapter 256

Chapter 256:

“Cedric, weren’t you with Lillian earlier? What took you so long?”

Cedric grabbed a drink from the table and poured it into Daniela’s glass. He smiled faintly and answered, “Got caught up with something. It took longer than I thought.” The question had been lighthearted, and the team shifted to other subjects.

As Cedric adjusted his suit jacket, preparing to take it off, Daniela’s voice suddenly came from beside him.

“Lillian mentioned you went back to the office.”

Cedric froze in place.

Her voice was light, almost indifferent, as if it were a mere comment with no weight.

For some reason, he couldn’t bring himself to look at her. His hand, which had been resting on his jacket, slowly dropped to his side.

mask his discomfort, he selected a dish for Daniela and

“This one’s great.

You should try it.”

a slight nod

of him. As the meal went on, he kept serving Daniela, but she ate in silence, offering no feedback. Still, Cedric couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling that

gαℓησν𝒆𝓁s․çom has it all

Lillian raised an eyebrow.

ever tie the knot, you’ll be a henpecked husband, Cedric. All this drama just because you went back to the office? Keep this up

shaking his

never cared about

to

office; I had something else

a skeptical look,

a fight? Your hand

leaned in, her

“Oh wow, you’re right.”

gotten into a brawl? It seemed out of character, but then again, considering his often cold and distant demeanor with others, maybe it