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

Chapter 1218:

Cedric.

Cedric had to know. He must’ve realized the bomb was a fake.

That had to be the reason he’d acted so fearlessly.

Otherwise, how could he ignore the instinct to flee? Why hadn’t Cedric run away?

Alexander couldn’t accept that.

The more he thought about it, the more anger started to boil inside him.

What was Cedric trying to prove with that stunt?

Was this all some grand act to expose his fear—to make him look weak? Fueled by frustration, Alexander stormed back, fury in his steps.

Daniela gave Cedric a soft nudge, a quiet signal to get up. He picked up on it instantly and rose to his feet.

stood too, brushing the dust from

worry lacing

Daniela nodded her head.

sorry. I didn’t know it was fake.

voice sharp with

Alexander, a crease of confusion on his brow.

telling the truth—Cedric

and Carol knew Natalie’s

hadn’t mentioned it to anyone else—she didn’t think

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swapped out for flour, turning the bomb into nothing more than theater. Cedric didn’t need to

had to know! Otherwise, how could you have reacted so fast and

Alexander was losing it.

over and over, that

one’s instinct to protect

made sense was that