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

Chapter 503

Chapter 503:

From that moment, the Bennett family’s chance to rectify their tarnished image was irretrievably lost.

Katrina faced legal consequences for her previous actions. By the time she was released, darkness had enveloped the city.

She attempted to reach Joyce, but her calls went unanswered.

Weighed down by defeat, she trudged back to her home, where she took a long shower and finally collapsed into bed, utterly exhausted.

As she lay in the dim quietude, her mind wandered through a lifetime of calculated maneuvers that had led her to this dismal point.

Drained to her core, Katrina found no solace in rest. The following morning, at the brisk hour of five, she jerked awake, stirred by an unyielding instinct. This time, instead of venturing out, she paused by her bedroom door.

Minutes ticked by until the soft creak of a door pierced the silence.

narrowed, suspicion igniting

Katrina twisted the doorknob and peered through the sliver of an opening. From this

eyebrows as pieces of a disturbing puzzle began

a hawk’s vigilance, her suspicions growing as she uncovered his secret

crack of her door, a slight noise escaped her. Cedric halted on the staircase, his head

sent an involuntary shiver cascading down Katrina’s spine, even as he was

newest

door slammed shut with a

Katrina’s heart raced furiously.

placid demeanor, she felt exposed, like a guilty child caught in the act of sneaking a cookie. It wasn’t until the familiar

demeanor as serene as a still pond. With her heart in her throat,

“Cedric…”

and turned

room this morning?” Her voice trembled slightly, stark against

I?” Cedric’s reply was laced

seen you do it several