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

Chapter 865:

Silence fell between them.

Natalie bit her lip, clearly tempted. Five years. Just five years! After that, she could leave Linden and keep the villa. It was like making billions in five years! Even marrying Doug wouldn’t guarantee that kind of money.

Natalie wavered, on the verge of agreeing, but Elyse held her back. “We need to think this through.”

Natalie turned to her, confused.

“If you marry him and he refuses to divorce you, then what? Are you willing to waste your entire life?”

Besides, once married, any disputes would become family matters—outsiders wouldn’t be able to interfere. Linden seemed sharp. Natalie might not be able to outmaneuver him. And self-made men were always more guarded about their money than people like Doug.

any case, we need time to consider,” Elyse’s tone was

days. If I don’t hear back, then let’s drop this entirely—I’ll just

pressed her lips together and pulled

Natalie disappear down the hall. His mind flashed back to the day Doug had backed her into the elevator. She hadn’t looked frightened. Instead, she had looked pleased. His fists clenched

couldn’t shake her agitation as she glanced at

Daniela was furious, and that deal was

gained nothing. Regret twisted in Elyse’s chest as she snapped at Natalie, “What do we do now? I warned you to behave yourself, but you insisted on being with Doug. Now, your reputation is in shambles, Doug

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a sharp glare. “Mom, you were the one who taught me from

“Then what’s your plan? Why not just marry Linden? A few billion is

slept with

his resentment. Getting married was easy, but getting a divorce later would be far more complicated. Moreover, during the marriage, any domestic violence could only be dealt with privately, within

Linden would be like walking straight into a lion’s den. And Linden’s five-year agreement