Chapter 822: Daniela's lips curved. "You're going to the auction, right? I cto get you." Cedric's fingers pressed into his phone.
He was direct-sometimes, being tough was necessary to make things clear.
He knew that well.
But when he met Daniela's steady gaze, the words caught in his throat. His voice dropped in frustration. "Daniela..." Daniela only smiled at him.
Cedric exhaled. "We're still fighting." Daniela nodded, unbothered. "I know. Forgivingtoo fast feels too easy, doesn't it? You're still not satisfied. That's fine-I can keep pacifying you." Cedric felt his resolve slipping. Daniela was flawless, except for one thing-she was just as stubborn as he was.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I don't need you to pacify me, Daniela. I just want to know-who are you really after? Don't tellit's just Natalie and Elyse." To Cedric, Natalie and Elyse were nothing.
If Daniela was being this careful, there had to be a reason.
And the way she had rejected him before-cold and absolute—told him there was something bigger lurking beneath.
Cedric was sharp. Lying to him was pointless.
She wasn't going to lie, but she wasn't ready to tell the whole truth either. Instead, she repeated what she had told him a dozen times before.
Ga Ino v elsis packed with thrilling adventures "Just wait a little longer. I'll tell you everything." Cedric sighed, that familiar frustration washing over him.
He had run out of options.
Once Daniela made a decision, nothing could change it. Not even him.
Cedric knew he wasn't her exception, and that realization cut deeper than he expected.
"Then I won't be attending the charity auction with you tonight." Cedric's anger simmered beneath the surface.
He could never understand why Daniela had to be so stubborn.
In that moment, he was sure he didn't matter to her at all.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDaniela bit her lip, hesitated, then stood up with a light chuckle. "Well... alright. I'll leave. Don't be upset." Her words struck a nerve, igniting what little patience he had left.
Cedric let out a sharp laugh, his eyes dark with frustration. "Do you even care if I'm upset? Acting like you're doinga favor-it doesn't makehappy at all."
For the first time, Cedric truly lost his temper with Daniela The content is of novelenglish.net! Daniela froze.
She wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know how.
She had lost her mother at five, and from that moment on shẹ Gever e learned how to comfort anyone.
She didn't know how to make Cedric happy or how to ask him ow to ask him to wait just a little longer. So she said nothing.
With Alexander, money had been enough to buy peace.