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

Chapter 866:

Outside, the sky was heavy with clouds, casting a shadow over everything. Daniela stood by the towering floor-to-ceiling window, watching the city’s bustling traffic below. She stayed silent for a long while, lost in her thoughts.

“Daniela, I’m begging you. Please give me a way out.”

Daniela’s black dress blended into the darkening sky outside.

Natalie stared at Daniela’s back, crying softly, her tears slipping soundlessly.

“Daniela, we’re family. Your mom adored me when she was alive. She promised me a life of luxury. You’re her daughter, Daniela. Won’t you honor her wishes?” Tears streamed down Natalie’s face as she looked at Daniela. “You wouldn’t want to see me destroyed by Linden, would you? Your mom is watching over us, Daniela. She’s watching you.”

The rain hammered down, relentlessly pounding against the windows. Lightning streaked across the sky, and low and menacing thunder rumbled.

Natalie flinched as thunder cracked.

Then, she heard a mocking laugh.noveldrama

Natalie stared at Daniela in shock.

“Can you even recall what my mom looked like?” Daniela’s voice echoed through the room.

Natalie hesitated. Brylee? She had been too young back then, and the memories were hazy and unclear, but Natalie nodded anyway, forcing a smile. “Of course, I remember. She was gentle. She always put family first. She never let me or my mom suffer, and you wouldn’t either, right?”

“I can barely remember her at all.” Daniela’s voice reverberated through the empty office. “Her image is slipping away from my memory, and I can no longer recall the exact words she said to me. Natalie, my mom vowed to protect you and your mom for a lifetime. But in the end, she couldn’t even protect her daughter. During those years when I struggled under the same roof as…”

“Katrina, neither you nor your mom ever came to see me, not even once. Tell me, if my mom truly knew what happened, would she still stand by you? Elyse is my aunt, and you’re my cousin. When I could barely afford a meal, where were you?”

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Natalie bowed her head, her mind drifting back to the past.

They lived lavishly off the shares Brylee provided, rising to become the most respected socialites in Olisvine. She studied abroad, traveled the world, and indulged in the most extravagant lifestyle.

“We’re family, so why are you holding this against me? The past is behind us. Why dwell on it? We’re all doing well now, isn’t that the best outcome? Besides, you have a father. If he didn’t love you, that’s not our fault,” she added, her voice softening as she shifted the blame.

Natalie had been pampered since childhood, accustomed to getting everything she wanted. Her brief moment of admitting fault quickly faded. She straightened up, her posture now radiating an air of superiority.

Daniela looked at Natalie standing before her and couldn’t help but laugh, finding the situation almost absurd. “Then by that logic, Doug dying because you had sex with him in the elevator isn’t my problem either.”

“That’s different. You’re my cousin and older than me, so you should take care of me,” Natalie spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

“Is that so?” Daniela scoffed, sinking lazily into the sofa.

Daniela’s indifferent tone made Natalie’s lashes flutter.

Natalie bit her lip as her confidence slowly began to crumble. “Daniela, what exactly do you mean?”

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