StartNovelChapter 1317: After a while, he set his tools aside and headed indoors.
He found Daniela perched on the sofa, focused on her laptop, typing away. He quickly made a fresh glass of juice and brought it over. Daniela looked up, her gaze sharp and unbending.
Cedric pressed his lips together, then adopted a firm tone. "Here, have sjuice. But I meant what I said earlier. If you sendaway, I'll head straight for Hamilton. He's been grumbling about how useless his sons are and is desperate for a successor. I'm pretty sure he's already set on choosing me. If you letstay, I'll stick to your rules. But if you forceto leave, I'll stay in Oiscoll and run things my own way." Daniela, who had just managed to calm down, felt a fresh wave of anger rising.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Cedric, are you seriously threatening me?" she said through gritted teeth.
Cedric, copying Daniela's usual unbothered style, replied coolly, "Of course I am. I'm absolutely threatening you. You're worried I'll get hurt, right? Then keepclose." Daniela shut her eyes in pure exasperation. No matter what she said, this man just wouldn't listen.
She let out a sigh, momentarily out of solutions.
"Fine. Do whatever you want,” she muttered.
Cedric beamed. "Perfect! Now drink your juice. You're way too stressed. I'll even cook you dinner later." Just as Daniela opened her mouth to respond, her phone buzzed. It was Hamilton calling.
"Hello, Daniela? It's me, Hamilton. I'd like to invite you and Cedric to dinner. Would that be alright?" As if remembering something, Hamilton chuckled and added, "Don't worry. This time, it'll be just us." Your source for updates gVlnovlsAs soon as Daniela picked up the phone, Cedric's gaze snapped toward her.
He quietly shifted a step closer to her.
Once Daniela hung up, Cedric stood straighter.
Daniela turned to head back upstairs, and Cedric trailed after her without missing a beat.
As Daniela cdownstairs, she found Cedric already dressed and ready. He brought a hand to his lips and let out a purposefully refined cough. "I heard it. I was invited too." Daniela arched an eyebrow and shot him a pointed look. He had impressive hearing. "So, you're planning to go alone?" she asked.
Cedric blinked at her. "Wait, you're not going?"
Daniela gave him a long look. "Since you're so excited, why don't you'go by yourself?"
Cedric quickly lost interest and was about to turn back to change into kto something more casual when the door suddenly swung open.
Carol popped her head inside and chirped, "Daniela, are you ready? Should We Read out?" The content is We all are on novelenglish.net! Daniela gave a brief nod and headed for the door.
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