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

Chapter 1708:

Those words told Daniela right away that this wasn’t going to be simple. Nikolas continued, “I was brought up knowing I’d have an arranged marriage someday. Back then, marriage didn’t mean much to me. I thought I’d just follow whatever my father wanted. Things are different now. I’m not sure what I want anymore. I’m confused and I need time to figure things out.”

Daniela’s brow tightened as she watched him. After a pause, she said, “If you’re feeling this lost, you really ought to stop chasing Carol.”

Hearing her words, Nikolas jerked his head up, uncertainty flickering in his eyes as he looked at her.

Words flowed evenly from Daniela as she continued, “You’re not Cedric, and you’re still under your father’s thumb. Carol isn’t me—she hasn’t had to go through what I did. The two of you aren’t even together yet. She’s not bound to you, and you shouldn’t have to torture yourself like this.”

Flustered, Nikolas retorted, “That’s not what I meant. I didn’t mean it that way.” Refusing to drag the conversation out, Daniela turned and walked straight into the villa.

Just before the door closed, she glanced back to see Nikolas standing alone beneath the tree.

his chair to check on her, but stopped as Daniela

tone, he asked, “You’re

a calm, steady look, her expression

was enough to make Brad shift uneasily, unsettled by the quiet intensity he saw in her

coldness

observed as Cedric quietly

in Brad’s head. Today was

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returned from the office, Daniela was still in the living room. Carol handed her the document. “Why are you still downstairs? I thought you’d be in your

of light and shadows from a horror film flickering across the

the white flag, fleeing to his room long before; the horror