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

Chapter 1456:

“I’m alright. Really. It’s nothing. Don’t worry about me.”

Cedric’s fists were clenched so hard his knuckles blanched, and a savage light flickered in his eyes.

“I swear, I’ll make them pay for this.”

Later, Daniela fell asleep in Cedric’s arms.

He carried her upstairs, bathed her, and tucked her into the sheets.

Only after she was safely asleep did he collapse beside her, utterly spent. For a long while, he lay there, eyes fixed on her peaceful face.

A restless fog hung over Daniela, her thoughts tangled and her sleep fitful. When she finally blinked her eyes open, she found Cedric planted at her bedside, watching her with unwavering attention. Night had already fallen, wrapping the room in darkness.

Turning to the nightstand, Daniela squinted at the clock—it was just past one in the morning.

than four hours, Cedric

toll of sleeplessness written across his face. Today’s ordeal hadn’t left Daniela shaken so much as on edge; in truth, it was Cedric whose

back, Daniela gave a

“Come here.”

hesitated, blinking as he read the meaning

alone, don’t you? I’ll stay here and

him—handsome in the dim light, worry etched into every line

𝖀𝗉𝖉𝖆𝗍𝖊𝗌 𝗈𝗇ɩү 𝓰⍺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀ꞏⅽ𝗈𝗆

was simply a girl lost to the night, vulnerable and spooked by the storm. To Cedric, she seemed heartbreakingly fragile,

welled up in

not just anybody,” Daniela

lie

those words did Cedric rise and join

into the bathroom for a rapid rinse. Clean and