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

Chapter 1259

Chapter 1259:

A collective gasp followed, sharp and immediate.

Most couldn’t believe how ruthless Cedric had just been.

After all, the woman he dismissed was the cherished daughter of a powerful business entrepreneur.

Did he really just toss her aside like she was nothing?

A deep flush of humiliation and fury crept up the woman’s cheeks. “Cedric, what’s that supposed to mean? You should be grateful someone like me even—”

Raising his head at last, Cedric met her gaze with chilling calm. “All you’ve got going for you is your family’s name. Strip that away, and what are you left with? I’m not waiting for anyone, but I’m definitely not lowering myself for someone who can’t even hold a proper thought. I don’t need a marriage to build my empire. I’ve always made my own fortune.”

his mouth, Cedric cast a cool glance across the crowd

to approach him found the floor far more interesting than his

all looked painfully out of their depth. While disappointment weighed heavy on their expressions, one attendee quietly recorded the

But before he got far, hurried

man in the country, Alexander now found himself easily outshone by Cedric—a fact that gnawed

managed to rub every socialite in there the

as a shrug, Cedric replied, “Is that

ga ln

from Alexander. “So the rumors are true—you and Daniela split. Honestly, I figured you’d last longer than I did.

on him, his expression unreadable. Then a smirk tugged at his lips. “Maybe. But the duration of my marriage

an instant,

are?” Alexander shouted,

your incompetence? That’s

the richest man in the country. What gives you the right to be