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

Chapter 1386:

A part of him ached to stand where Cedric stood. He longed more than anything to be someone Hamilton would protect without hesitation. Jealousy gnawed at him every time Cedric was acknowledged. He yearned to be recognized and cherished just the same.

Hamilton’s hand snapped across Nikolas’s face, the sharp crack echoing through the study. Hamilton’s eyes burned with frost. “Look at yourself,” he snapped. “Do you honestly believe you’re worthy of Daniela? With your capabilities, even if she agreed, do you think you could keep her? Nikolas, you lack the mind for this. Stop deluding yourself!”

Fury flared in Nikolas’s chest. “So now you’re saying Alexander is better than me?”

“You know absolutely nothing!” Hamilton shouted, his voice shaking with rage. “Alexander isn’t blood. Whatever happens to him is no business of mine. If he ends up with Daniela, then good for him. That’s his fortune. As for you, Nikolas, as long as you bear the McCoy name, you are never to have any connection with Daniela. That is final!”

The cold dismissal struck Nikolas silent, stunned in place. Years of suppressed rage simmered inside his chest, ready to burst. Eyes locked on Hamilton, he said without hesitation, “If I had a choice, I’d rather not be a McCoy. I can’t keep living like this—stripped of dignity and denied any freedom!”

left his mouth,

dangerously as he stared Nikolas down. “What did you just

with full force, snapping Nikolas’s head sharply

heavily on Nikolas. With a heavy heart, he repeated, “If I had been given a choice, I would never have been born into this

hold in Hamilton’s glare. “Very well. If this family means so little to you, then leave.

you to

could never have imagined Hamilton would cut him off so easily,

face. The secretary hurried forward, but Nikolas lifted a hand and

Hamilton’s eyes, he said clearly, “Fine. I’m finished with the McCoy family’s

backward glance, Nikolas turned and walked away after delivering his final