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

Chapter 1181:

Nikolas paused, surprised by her response. It was exactly what he had anticipated.

“My back’s worse than Cedric’s leg,” he muttered.

Daniela immediately grasped what he meant and frowned, giving him a look that suggested he’d lost his mind. “Nikolas, you may look pitiful now, but you’ve forgotten something.”

Nikolas stared at her, blank-faced.

Daniela explained, “Cedric’s leg injury happened while saving me, so I feel sympathy for him. Your injury, however, has nothing to do with me, does it?”

Nikolas suggested, “Why not just stab me now?”

Daniela, silent, waved her hand, signaling for the secretary to throw him out.

Daniela went back to her meeting as Nikolas was escorted to the hospital. Cedric stood by the office door, a small bowl of strawberries in his hands.

the door and looked up,

Daniela asked. “Are you

across the floor. “Do you treat me kindly just because you feel

mouth to respond, but then she saw Cedric slowly

“But you’re my wife.”

as if the words

steadying breath before quietly asking, “Is your kindness towards

Daniela had lost her

also understood that, without those three years, Daniela’s feelings for him

your escape to

still, hearing those words stung

shaken, upset in a

and calm. She studied Cedric’s face and said plainly, “Didn’t you already know? It’s not entirely pity, but there is some of

for lying. She wasn’t good at it either. If Cedric’s leg injury hadn’t been because of her, she’d

of me, wasn’t it? Whether it’s out of pity or not, it’s just a label, with no real meaning. If you