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

classroom erupted

was thrilled that she could

At this rate, if she continued to work hard, she

results. There's no way she could improve this

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

slightly doubtful. However, he couldn't deny that he had seen how

this point, Xenia spoke up softly, saying, "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

"bitchy" act to be awe-inspiring. It was no wonder that Noelle had fallen into

hearing this, Lionel suspected that Noelle might have cheated to

someone who might have cheated. Recently, both Xenia and Noelle have been preparing for their family's team competition. Since Xenia's results

in, saying, "Yeah, Mr. Kramer. For the sake of fairness, we think Noelle's results should be

won again. She thought, "Noelle, how dare you work hard and surpass me again! You'll

gaze. She coldly replied, "I didn't cheat." She didn't say anything more after

her results 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

you that she wouldn't cheat. Please don't doubt her.

nullified. I'll investigate this further. If cheating is confirmed, she

and the classroom buzzed with

it. No wonder someone's grades improved so much. It turns

do? Noelle cheated to win the bet with you, and now she's getting demerits. I'm so worried about her."

be able to influence Lionel, but she certainly

felt slightly uneasy. After all, she had also made a bet with Cedric that if she made it into the top 100, they would play games

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