No longer a pushover

Chapter 2

All eyes turned to Noelle as soon as she showed up. Despite the crowd's attention, she remained indifferent.

She wore a simple T-shirt, but an exquisite antique tiara sat on her head. An emerald necklace adorned her neck, while diamond and gold bracelets decorated her wrist. Her finger also bore a large pink diamond ring. Laughter erupted from the crowd.

"Look at how tacky she is! How could she pile on all her accessories like that? She's like a flamboyant nouveau riche!"

"I bet she's doing this on purpose to show off and make Xenia look bad."

Unfazed, Noelle swaggered up to Xenia and said, "Congratulations. You've finally become a part of the Liddell family."

In her previous life, her nightmare began the day Xenia joined her family. No matter how much she tried to please everyone or how obedient she was, her brothers all still sided with Xenia. Frank had even once said that he wished Xenia were their biological sister. This time, she wouldn't yearn for some stupid familial love.

Jealousy filled Xenia's chest as she saw how many lavish accessories Noelle had. Nevertheless, she kept her composure.

She shrunk back slightly and tentatively said, "Noelle, I know you're upset, but don't worry. I won't compete with you for your brothers' affection.

"I'll always be an outsider. You're their real sister. How could I possibly compare to you?"

Her eyes reddened as she spoke, looking pitifully fragile.

Noelle sneered. With that flawless act of hers, Xenia was indeed a remarkable actress. In her previous life, she had been a victim of Xenia's facade. She only saw the latter's true colors before her death.

Seeing this, Blake quickly intervened, "Don't cry, Xenia. You're not an outsider. From now on, you're my real sister."

Xenia dropped her gaze, a hint of smugness flickering in her eyes. Just then, Frank handed her a box. "Xenia, this is a gift for you."

Looking surprised, Xenia exclaimed, "Frank, wasn't this gift meant for Noelle? How could I possibly accept it?"

Noelle was not surprised when she saw the limited-edition figurine in the box. In her previous life, Frank had also "kindly" taken it upon himself to give the figurine she had waited for so long to Xenia as a form of apology. "Take it," Frank urged. "She owes you this."

Visibly upset, Blake chimed in, "Noelle, even though Xenia doesn't hold a grudge about you pushing her into the water, and Frank has also given her a gift on your behalf, where's your gift for her?"

Noelle nodded. "I'm aware of that. That's why I've prepared a heartfelt apology gift." She began removing the accessories she wore, placing them one by one on a tray.

this antique tiara and this emerald

herb was from Carl, and

gave this emerald bracelet, and finally,

Noelle continued, "These are all very important to me. As a

Blake would demand that she offer something to Xenia as a reparation, so she had prepared these items in

with various excuses and give them to Xenia instead. Blake froze once

grim. "Noelle, what are you on

this is a token of my sincere apology. Do you think it's

She couldn't comprehend Noelle's actions. She wondered if this was the latter's attempt at appearing at a disadvantage to gain leverage. "These are the gifts your brothers have given you, Noelle," she quickly said. "They're far too

"Exactly! These gifts were meant for you. How could you just

saying, "Yeah. I'm just

corrected himself and said, "Xenia, that's not what I meant. I'll pick out something new for you. You shouldn't take

thought that this was how an

Frank felt somewhat helpless. "Noelle, why

these gifts, forbidding anyone from touching them. He hadn't expected her to give them all away as an

trying to sever ties with them? Or was she doing this to spite him because he had taken the figurine meant for

that Noelle would willingly

to vent," Blake said. "Noelle, do you think we can't tell?

are worth tens of millions of dollars. Isn't that enough for

wondered how she could have possibly drawn that conclusion. They were two different

not that kind of person," he sputtered in front of

have

slightly irritated. "Quit the nonsense,

she give such valuable gifts to someone else? He felt that, even if she were

said. She shoved the tray into Xenia's hands. "These are

Xenia's face. Sensing that Frank and Blake were

as a peace offering. The Liddell brothers might resent her if she didn't

gifts he had given her to apologize to Xenia-what kind of apology was

He felt upset. He had bought the emerald necklace for

other hand, felt like he had hit a wall. Frustrated, he said, "Exactly. She did this on purpose to spite

her teeth. Noelle's tactic had

do something wrong again? I will never take