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

Chapter 17:

Between heavy sobs, she declared, “Dad, I will be a good daughter to you. I’ll take care of you when you’re old!”

Katrina dabbed at her eyes with a tissue in a theatrical display of emotion and remarked to Alexander, “Look at the touching bond between father and daughter!”

Alexander stayed quiet throughout this exchange.

Joyce wiped away her feigned tears and turned to Alexander with a coy smile.

“Alexander, when do you think we should get married?” Alexander’s expression remained unreadable as he spoke in a flat tone.

“I’ll need to take this up with my family first.”

Joyce’s smile briefly wavered, revealing a flicker of disappointment before she recomposed herself, donning her charming mask once again. With a soft, reassuring smile, she murmured, “Alexander, I’ll do anything you ask—I’m here for you.”

After Alexander stepped out of the hospital room, Joyce hurried after him, her posture meek, radiating a timid and vulnerable charm. Her eyes, reddened from emotion, conveyed a blend of sorrow and distress.

“Alexander, is it because I’m not my father’s biological daughter that you hold back? Is that the real reason you won’t marry me? Do you scorn me like the rest?”

In her gestures and tone, Joyce mirrored Katrina, possessing an aura that seemed out of place among refined circles. Her eyebrows arched slightly in a manner that seemed contrived, her voice overly saccharine.

Alexander studied her face in contemplative silence for a long moment before he finally responded, “The audio and surveillance footage weren’t tampered with. I’ve had experts verify their authenticity.”

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Joyce froze in place. She had not anticipated that Alexander would delve into the investigation himself.

She had assumed his unwavering support would shield her, never imagining that the erased footage might be restored.

She had underestimated Daniela.

Yet, with the truth now laid bare, denial was futile.

“Alexander, I’m begging you, please believe me—I had no other option!” Joyce implored, her hands concealing her tear-streaked face. Her voice quivered with desperation.

“Daniela knew about my feelings for you and took delight in tormenting me behind the scenes. She branded me a misfit brought in by a stepmother, and mocked me for aiming too high, thinking I could ever aspire to be with someone like you. It drove me to the brink, and in a moment of sheer rage, I lashed out. I had no idea Daniela would stoop so low as to record everything. Alexander, I swear, I was driven to the edge.”

Alexander’s gaze fell on Joyce, her cheeks glistening with a cascade of tears.

He kept his thoughts to himself, his voice low and steady.

“Now that you’ve seen Daniela’s true colors, be more vigilant.

You’re already under scrutiny. Don’t make things harder for yourself.” With that, he turned and walked away.

Joyce watched his departing figure, her eyes narrowing, a frosty expression settling over her face.

“Joyce, what’s happening?” Katrina’s voice broke through as she emerged from the hospital room.

“I had the perfect strategy lined up, but Daniela came up with evidence. I totally underestimated her. Never mind—she’s out of Alexander’s world, and my path to success is just starting to clear.”

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