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

Chapter 1116:

At the dining table, Caiden, Joyce, and Jack sat across from Daniela and Carol. Cedric joined them shortly after.

“I like calm,” said Daniela, picking up her fork. “So if you’re going to live here, stay quiet. I don’t tolerate drama. And if you test me, you already know what’ll happen.”

As soon as she said it, Caiden leaned back, his face pale. Joyce tensed up, grabbed Jack, and stormed away. A chair screeched as she kicked it back.

From the kitchen doorway, Tasha watched Daniela eat, unfazed. Caiden, who usually had a complaint ready, sat frozen in place.

About thirty minutes passed after lunch. Joyce came down with Jack and faced Tasha in the kitchen. “Make me something else. I’m still hungry.”

Her face remained cold and unreadable. “The

She stormed off to confront Daniela.

the remote. The TV light flickered across the room, casting shadows on the walls.

gaze

chill crept up her neck, and she backed up half a step. “Daniela, don’t go too far. You acted like a victim out there,

people. Once meals are done,

favorite

are the only family you’ve got. You can’t have kids. That means no heirs, no one to care for you when you’re old. Are you

at Joyce like she wasn’t even alive. “I’ve already thought it through. I live in the now. Some problems? I’ll handle them when I’m old. And didn’t you say you were leaving anyway? Tasha, go help her pack Jack’s things. Make sure everything is wrapped

to find Caiden. He was hiding in the yard,