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

Chapter 1481:

Daniela unlocked her phone, tapped quickly, and slid it across the table. Nikolas’ words trailed off as he glanced down.

“Besides, he told me to go home and…”

But then he saw it: McCoy Group’s name right there on the bidding results. In that moment, Nikolas’ world seemed to tilt.

As Nikolas fixed his eyes on the results, a wave of despair crashed over him. A heavy, sick lump formed in his throat. He stared at the screen, suddenly unable to swallow another bite.

Without a word, he stood and stormed out, heading straight for his father’s.

The moment he burst in, he showed the bidding results to Hamilton. His voice shook with hurt and fury as he demanded, “Dad, what is this supposed to mean? Didn’t you say McCoy Group had no interest in a small project like this? Yet you reviewed my cost estimate—and now your final bid is just one dollar higher than mine. You’re not just humiliating yourself. You’re humiliating me!”

Nikolas’ world shattered, leaving him numb with disappointment.

had pinned all his hopes on this one victory, desperate to prove himself, but in the end, the person

tone dripping

means when people say all’s fair in love and war. You’re still so naive. How can you expect to survive in business? You need to learn to watch your back. Haven’t

but a reprimand

quietly, “He’s just been humiliated. Are you going to

Nikolas, but she offered

came to find Daniela, who was watching TV in

all on me,”

down, and I wasted Cedric’s hard

utterly defeated, a shadow of the ambitious

Daniela studied him.

think you

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