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

Chapter 1490:

Daniela reached over and brushed his forehead, her touch gentle and reassuring.

Cedric met her eyes, and suddenly the dam broke. He seized her hand, pulled her tightly into his arms, and his words spilled out in a low, desperate rush.

“Can you not leave me? I don’t want some princess. I don’t care about fancy titles or rubbing elbows with nobles. I only want you. That’s it. Let me be the one to find your answers—just give me a little time. Please.” His voice faltered, raw with longing.

For a moment, all he heard was the anxious thudding of his heart—until Daniela’s quiet laugh broke the tension.

“What on earth are you saying?” she teased, a wry smile tugging at her lips.

“Who said I was leaving? Earlier in the office, I just woke up from a nap and felt out of sorts. I wanted to talk to you, that’s all.”

Cedric stared, dumbfounded, hope flickering in his eyes. “Really?”

“Of course. Didn’t Carol mention it? I wrote two words on the divorce agreement—‘fuck off.’”

dread he’d been choking down

turned glassy as

me! That woman! She

sandwich, and

as Cedric bowed his head

had you so rattled?”

at me—I could only make a sandwich. I ought to be the one worried. You’re the talented one in this marriage. If I say I’m hungry,

looked up, his laughter spilling out—unguarded and infectious. For

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me happier. I’d cook

quickly, Carol could only sigh as he dashed down the stairs,

A simple sandwich

the sofa, Daniela barely registered the low drone of the

truth about her mother’s death? Maybe someone else inside McCoy Group knew. If that was true, she