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.

igniting like a

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

as pieces of a disturbing

ensuing days, she monitored Cedric’s comings and goings with a hawk’s vigilance, her

she strained to see through the thin crack of her door, a slight noise escaped her. Cedric halted

narrow gap—his gaze icy and commanding, exuding a dominance that sent an involuntary shiver cascading down Katrina’s spine, even as he

the newest

door slammed shut with a

Katrina’s heart raced furiously.

demeanor, she felt exposed, like a guilty child caught in the act of sneaking a cookie. It wasn’t until the familiar hour of her usual breakfast that Katrina gathered enough courage to

from his morning jog, his demeanor as serene as a still pond. With her heart in her throat, Katrina approached

“Cedric…”

and turned

you coming out of Daniela’s room this morning?” Her

Cedric’s reply was laced

seen you do it several