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, only

Daniela asked. “Are you

floor. “Do you

she saw Cedric slowly lift his eyes,

“But you’re my wife.”

if the words

breath before quietly asking, “Is your kindness towards me all just

Daniela had

also understood that, without those three years, Daniela’s

your

still, hearing those words stung more than

upset in a way

studied Cedric’s face and said plainly, “Didn’t you already

either. If Cedric’s leg injury hadn’t

because of me, wasn’t it? Whether it’s out of pity or not, it’s just