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

Chapter 976:

Of course, that was not true. She would at most stop bothering Daniela until these films were finished.

Cedric’s face darkened. Was she trying to threaten him? “Are you looking for trouble?”

Unlike Daniela’s composed nature, Cedric exuded a cold, commanding presence, his gaze perpetually lowered as if others weren’t worth his attention.

Elyse froze at his words. “What?” Had she misheard him?

“What? A wicked heart and deaf ears too?” Cedric’s eyes burned with anger. “I asked if you were looking for trouble.”

Elyse’s heart pounded under Cedric’s sharp gaze. “What do you mean?”

“You went to my wife for favors. Did you ask me first?”

Cedric’s cold voice sliced through. “What’s hers is mine. Asking her is the same as asking me. And

not really a loss, is it? We’re family. You help us,

do

right? We’d love to help, but you’re rich and powerful. What could we possibly offer? Our help would just get in

chuckle. “So, you think you can just keep

I look like a generous man to

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her lips together,

settle for her supporting role or pull her out of the film entirely. I don’t lack actresses. And

instantly. “No, we wouldn’t

leaving the house, Elyse finally exhaled. Cedric’s presence had been suffocating—he truly terrified

you heard him—Cedric isn’t someone we can cross. And remember, I already warned Daniela about the people pulling strings behind the scenes. She let you return and got me out of the asylum—she’s planning something. We need to leave, find a place where no one knows

must, but I’m holding on to Daniela, my source of wealth.” Additionally, if capturing Cedric’s heart was beyond her reach, surely she could

fruit for Daniela, who was comfortably settled on the couch,