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

Chapter 801:

Natalie was stunned.

Elyse stood speechless.

Linden continued, “I have my own standards and preferences. Being with someone like Natalie, that’s practically an act of charity on my part.”

His remarks were captured and repeatedly aired on the day’s trending news broadcasts.

“Well… uh…” Elyse stammered, her panic evident as she struggled to find her words. “That recording—it’s not my voice. Linden must have manipulated it. I never said those things!”

With a sense of urgency, she continued, “I stand by my words. That’s not my voice, Daniela. You can’t hold me responsible for your mother’s death just because it’s difficult for you to come to terms with it. I’m being falsely accused here. Consider our relationship—we’re family. What reason would I have to hurt your mother? She was practically a financial lifeline for me. Why would I harm someone who had given me so much?”

Daniela maintained a calm expression, her smile slight. “Indeed, why would you, Aunt Elyse?”

for understanding as

so full of life would leap from a building. And when my father quickly remarried, I couldn’t grasp how he could move on so soon from his beloved wife. Years passed with just me, without the warmth of family, and my confusion only grew. But

stood up decisively. “Elyse, you will face

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adored you when we were children. Did you ever imagine you’d find yourself in such a predicament when you and your mother schemed against her?” She

from view that Elyse exchanged a look with

in a towel, was a picture of despair and

my life. All because of her vendetta tied to her dead mother,

finished her outburst, a knock sounded at the door. The hotel manager entered, dressed in

The total

the enormous amount, Elyse

her house. Her phone was silent, devoid of any new messages from Cedric for