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

Chapter 520

Chapter 520:

Daniela’s cold smile lingered.

“Heartless? Me? I wasn’t always this way. I used to be hopeful, even innocent. Do you remember that? What Joyce suffered today might have been from a knife, but when I lost my mother, the wounds I endured were invisible yet far deeper. Did you ever stop to consider how broken I was back then? Of course not. I didn’t scream or cry, so my pain went unnoticed. I was left to suffer alone, wasn’t I? And yet, you seem to have forgotten someone who once loved me more than life itself. That person died because of you.”

A fiery glint ignited in Daniela’s eyes, her voice steady but charged with fury.

“The question isn’t whether I orchestrated what happened to Joyce. What matters is that I could.

You better hope you weren’t involved in my mom’s death, because if you were, I’ll make sure your fate is far worse than Joyce’s.”

With that, she dismissed him entirely, her attention snapping back to the TV without a second glance. Caiden stood frozen, her words sending an icy jolt straight to his core. His heart raced wildly, and his legs trembled so much he could barely keep himself upright. After a few failed attempts to speak, he finally stammered out a shaky protest.

“I had nothing to do with it. I swear.”

didn’t even blink in

bathed Joyce. A maid descended the stairs, her face pale. She hesitated

voice dropped

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yet again. Throughout it all, Daniela sat unbothered, her

Caiden’s heart. This wasn’t merely fear of Daniela’s influence—it was a bone-deep dread, as if

Katrina stayed upstairs long past midnight, tirelessly caring for a traumatized Joyce. When she eventually came downstairs, exhaustion consumed her, and she nearly crumpled

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television, her eyes

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trembled

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curled into a faint

what, exactly, does any of that have to do

lip to keep herself from breaking

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Daniela’s response was icy.