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

Chapter 1430:

Anxious energy prickled beneath his skin. He balled up the page, flinging it into the trash. A heartbeat later, he took it out, unsatisfied. Determined to erase all evidence, he fed the crumpled sheet into the shredder and stood watch until it was pulverized. Only then did he exhale, making his way into the kitchen to start on dinner.

Meanwhile, Daniela and the others gathered at the table, Cedric quietly slipping out with the shredder tucked under his arm.

Carol squinted at him, curiosity bubbling over. “What’s he doing now?”

After a few uncertain glances, Daniela raised her shoulders in a shrug that said she had no clue.

Moments later, the maid breezed in, explaining that Cedric was setting objects aflame to leave no trace behind. Carol and Daniela locked eyes, confusion swirling between them. Neither could make sense of Cedric’s strange determination.

After ensuring the remains were reduced to ash, Cedric finally returned inside, finishing up the meal in silence.

He started toward the staircase, ready for a hot shower, when something in the living room made him freeze mid-step.

he growled, his voice rough and

sharp enough to cut steel. He slammed Damon against the guest room wall, his fingers tightening around

pry Cedric’s grip from his throat. “Are you insane? Cedric, let go! What the hell’s gotten

them. The diagram of black dots leaped out at him—a perfect replica of the one he’d drafted. “How did you get this? Were you spying

happened to be in the surveillance room and saw someone doodling this in the conference room. I just thought it looked interesting and sketched it for fun. Why

darkened further, his stare icy. “What made

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to kill time. What’s the

face, searching for any sign of a lie. “Do you have any idea what this

Whoever drew it tried to hide its

slits. “Then tell me—what do these

room, I saw a man

is detached, analytical, keeps people at arm’s length. But when it comes to