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

Chapter 637:

When Natalie returned, that would be Elyse’s true support for the future.

Elyse nodded, turning to Nina.

“You better take this chance while you can.”

Nina’s eyes brightened as she eagerly nodded in agreement.

That day, Daniela didn’t come back to Elite Lux. Katrina was dead, and according to Caiden, she didn’t deserve much of a send-off. He was cold and detached, as if he had never spent years of marriage with her.

“Anyway, that’s how I feel. She’s gone, and no amount of mourning will change that. So why make a fuss? Isn’t it embarrassing enough?” he said, his voice void of any emotion.

Joyce glared at him, her disappointment cutting deep.

“Caiden Harper! I’ve already said I’ll cover the costs.

my mother’s funeral has to be grand. She was your wife, for God’s sake! Can’t you at least

of a hot summer day flashing in her mind. She was just a little girl, standing at the top of the stairs, watching Caiden and Katrina together, their breathing loud in the silence. She wanted to go down, to run to her mother and ask, “Mom, what are you doing? Why are

if she understood something, but not completely. She

she now understood as an adult. She had always believed Caiden and Katrina had married, despite the scandal, because they loved each other. But now, all she could see was Caiden’s ugly

on my terms. Don’t make a spectacle of it. Just bury her quietly. I’ve been humiliated enough because of her. Why should I keep suffering for her even after she’s dead? She’s gone, Joyce. Don’t you get it?

by Caiden’s shamelessness, her eyes wide in disbelief. She couldn’t believe he could be

is to you now? Just

Caiden didn’t hesitate.

“What else?”

shattered. She nodded,

think? Will you let me take

so firm before, but she couldn’t help

“It’s your choice.”

narrowed her

don’t see her just as