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

Chapter 163:noveldrama

Lillian exhaled sharply, frustration evident in her voice.

“Cedric, I can’t believe how shy you become around her!”

Once Cedric had departed, Lillian shook her head disapprovingly. Ryan, tilting his head and wearing a mischievous grin, inquired, “Didn’t you have reservations about Cedric before? You used to say he was too aloof.”

“Yes, and my feelings haven’t changed,” Lillian retorted, her tone a mix of irritation and resignation.

Daniela was a survivor of a troubled past. She wore a smile like a mask, yet beneath it, she was distant and detached, her childhood wounds far too deep for any wealth to mend. And Cedric? He had plunged into the corporate world on his own, adept at unmasking the true intentions of those around him. Could someone like that truly possess warmth?

The notion of two such detached souls together seemed doomed. Rather than warming each other, they were likely to pull each other further into the cold. How could they possibly make a good match? Lillian sighed, her voice softening.

“But watching Cedric act so humble, I can’t help but feel a pang of pity for him.”

Despite this, Cedric behaved as though he had the upper hand.

Such foolishness!

Once her reflection ended, Lillian questioned Ryan, “Why do you back Cedric so fiercely? Has he promised you something?”

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Ryan drew his sweatshirt’s hood over his head, casting his features into shadow.

“No.”

“Then why…?”

“Because, on the day Daniela married, I saw him cry.”

Stunned, Lillian fell silent.

Without another word, Ryan turned and walked away.

Lillian stood against the sharp, biting wind, her mind reeling from the unexpected sight of Cedric—a normally composed man—visibly crying.

Alexander was waiting for Daniela’s reply.

At breakfast, Richard had maintained his composure.

“Today, you need to ask Daniela whether she’ll give you the contract, or if she intends to remain indebted to you. Should she choose the latter, suggest remarriage.”

Alexander bowed his head, his turbulent emotions now quelled.

“But the person Daniela cherished from her childhood wasn’t…”

“Wasn’t who? It was you! Daniela has harbored feelings for you for many years. Does the truth even matter at this point? Feelings are the most deceiving of all. Don’t let them lead you astray. Confront Daniela today. If she refuses, then marrying Joyce isn’t such a terrible fallback.”

Although Richard always put the company first, he secretly believed that Daniela’s affection for Alexander wasn’t just a relic of the past.

Her sentimental heart hadn’t been hardened by their separation.

She surely still held Alexander in high esteem.

As long as she harbored love for him in her heart, there was hope that all could be mended.

Alexander avoided Elite Lux; he had no desire to have his true intentions discovered by Daniela.

With the knowledge that Daniela was due at a social function that evening, he cleverly picked the same restaurant to dine in, setting the stage for an inadvertent encounter.

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