No longer a pushover

Chapter 11

Lucas was troubled about the upcoming competition.

Frank patted Lucas on the shoulder. "I'll talk to her once the results are out. After all, the repechage is important."

However, Lucas still wasn't happy. "Noelle begged me for a long time before I taught her how to play the game, and now she's using that against me. When did she become so manipulative? "If it really comes to it, we'll get Donovan to step in. She can't just ignore his authority!"

Xenia, who was listening nearby, felt very upset. She was reluctant to give up her spot to Noelle because she felt that it was her earned position.

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When Noelle arrived at school, she heard everyone discussing the exam results.

Gwen's lackeys glanced at Noelle and deliberately said at volume, "Someone has been working so hard lately. I wonder how well she did!"

Although nervous, Noelle pretended to be calm, pulling out her textbook to review.

Soon, Lionel entered with the results, and everyone grew excited.

He tapped on the desk. "Quiet, everyone. The overall results aren't great. Now is not the time to slack off. I want to specifically call out Xenia, who has dropped over 200 places in the rankings."

Xenia's face immediately turned pale. She knew her performance hadn't been outstanding lately, but she hadn't expected it to be that bad.

Lionel then looked at Noelle and paused, clearly holding something back. "But Noelle has made a significant improvement. Keep it up!" Gwen eagerly asked, "Mr. Kramer, what's Noelle's ranking?"

100th

classroom erupted into

had done it! She was thrilled that she could report her results

had been worthwhile. At this rate, if she continued to work hard, she could make it

that there's something wrong with Noelle's results. There's no way she could improve

classroom fell silent upon hearing this. Almost everyone turned to look at

and also felt slightly doubtful. However, he couldn't

Kramer, Noelle really wanted to prove herself with these good results. She even made a bet

Noelle couldn't help but smile sarcastically. She found Xenia's "bitchy" act to be awe-inspiring. It was no wonder that Noelle had fallen into Xenia's trap in her

Lionel suspected that Noelle might have cheated

might have cheated. Recently, both Xenia and Noelle have been preparing for their family's team competition. Since Xenia's results have dropped significantly, there's no

in, saying, "Yeah, Mr. Kramer. For the sake of fairness, we think

believe her words. She knew she had won again. She thought, "Noelle, how dare you work hard and surpass me again! You'll soon

could feel Lionel's doubtful gaze. She coldly replied, "I didn't cheat." She

would find ways to create trouble for her, making her

immediately said, "Mr. Kramer, I told you that she wouldn't cheat. Please don't doubt her. It may seem fair if her results are nullified, but it would hurt

said, "Noelle's ranking will be temporarily nullified. I'll investigate this further. If cheating is confirmed, she

her leave, and

grades improved so much.

I do? Noelle cheated to win the bet with you, and now she's getting demerits. I'm so worried about her." Meanwhile, Noelle opened her book and began to study again. She didn't care whether her ranking would be

but she certainly couldn't influence the college entrance exam

also made a bet with Cedric that if she made it into the top 100, they would play games

hadn't replied to her previous messages. She felt a bit