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

Chapter 1276:

From the edge of the gathering, Damon and Duran fixed their gazes on Cedric. Their looks were sharp and piercing, filled with a bitterness that was both overt and palpable.

“Cedric, you’re finally here,” Hamilton greeted and extended his hand, an inviting gesture, but Cedric avoided him. Unfazed by the awkwardness, Hamilton’s smile didn’t falter. “You’re home now. You don’t have to keep your guard up here.”

As he turned to the bustling courtyard, Hamilton beckoned to his five children. “This is Cedric, your eldest brother.”

The five remained silent. None of them stepped forward to welcome Cedric as their sibling.

Duran broke the silence with a skeptical arch of his eyebrow. “Who can be sure he’s one of us? Our family’s wealth and prestige are coveted far and wide. What if this is all a scam? Wouldn’t that make us a laughingstock? Our family’s got a proud legacy, you know. Not just anyone can carry that name.”

countered sharply. “There’s no question here. Just look at him. He looks so

murmur of realization spreading

was right! They hadn’t considered the lack of a

“Dad, our lineage is our foundation. Without concrete proof, how can we accept him as a McCoy? It’s not

narrowed, scheming silently. If Cedric were to consent to a DNA test, they had already devised strategies to ensure the outcome would not be in his favor. A flicker of hope

test. Lingering doubts will only poison our family’s harmony.” Damon, ever the instigator,

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to the urgency. “It’s really no trouble at all. We have all the necessary medical equipment right here at home. I’ll summon our staff immediately. With all our relatives and friends gathered here for the banquet, what better time to resolve this? If Cedric truly is your

turned his gaze to Cedric with a troubled expression. He looked like a loving father who was reluctant to put his

tentative hope in his tone as he looked toward Daniela. “We’re family. Do we really need