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?"

now ranked 100th in

classroom erupted

was thrilled that she could report her results

rate, if she continued to work hard, she could make

Kramer, I suspect that there's something wrong with Noelle's results. There's no way she

the classroom fell silent upon hearing this.

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

"Mr. Kramer, Noelle really wanted to prove herself with these good results. She even made a bet with her brother at home, so please don't doubt her. These results mean so much to her. Please, I

Noelle couldn't help but smile sarcastically. She found Xenia's "bitchy" act to be awe-inspiring. It was no

this, Lionel suspected that Noelle might have cheated to win

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

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

had won again. She thought, "Noelle, how dare you

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

surpassed Xenia's, Xenia would find ways to create trouble for her, making her too fearful to surpass her again. At that moment, Xenia was trying the same

that she wouldn't cheat. Please don't doubt her. It may seem fair if

briefly, Lionel said, "Noelle's ranking will be temporarily nullified. I'll investigate

leave, and the

mocked, "I knew it. No wonder someone's grades improved so much. It turns out

bet with you, and now she's getting demerits. I'm so worried about her." Meanwhile, Noelle opened her

be able to influence Lionel, but she certainly couldn't

slightly uneasy. After all, she had also made a bet with Cedric that if

hadn't been to the infirmary recently, and Cedric hadn't replied to her previous messages. She felt a bit down,