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

Chapter 867:

Daniela smiled, her lips, a delicate shade of red, curving gently like a rare winter rose in bloom.

“Natalie, take a guess. What do you think I want?”

The moment those words left Daniela’s lips, Natalie’s heart skipped a beat. She eyed Daniela with growing wariness.

Daniela remained composed, like a seasoned predator watching its prey squirm. Natalie struggled to find her words before finally whispering, “What do you want to know?”

Daniela folded her hands in front of her, exuding effortless ease. With a calm gaze, she asked, “Take a guess. You’ve always known exactly what I’m after, haven’t you?”

Just then, the office door creaked open.

Cedric strode in, flipping on the desk lamp to cut through the darkness before settling beside Daniela.

glance at Cedric before returning her wary gaze to Daniela. “I don’t understand

voice was calm, almost

unhurried, as if time itself bent to her will—calm, measured, yet always in

ahead, keep pretending.” Daniela chuckled softly, her smile pure yet laced

of fear shot

can afford the stakes.” Daniela’s amused

at g al n ovels

down Natalie’s spine, sending goosebumps across her

“Yes.”

was all

“Naturally.”

it, a wave of fear crashed over Natalie.

get close to Doug, this

her head. “It started long before that. From the moment I first met you, from when you told me you wanted to join Elite

at Daniela, terror creeping into