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

erupted

She was thrilled that she could report her results to

At this rate, if she continued to

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

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

Noelle's rank and also felt slightly doubtful. However, he couldn't deny that he had seen how

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.

smile sarcastically. She found Xenia's "bitchy" act to be awe-inspiring. It was no wonder that Noelle had fallen into Xenia's trap

Lionel suspected that Noelle might have cheated to win

said, "Mr. Kramer, please don't protect someone who 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 way Noelle could have improved

the sake of fairness, we think Noelle's results should

Lionel hesitate, clearly starting to believe her words. She knew she had won again. She thought, "Noelle, how dare you work hard and surpass me again! You'll soon face the consequences." "Noelle, are you not

gaze. She coldly replied, "I didn't cheat." She didn't

Xenia would find ways to create trouble for her, making her

she wouldn't cheat. Please don't doubt her. It may seem fair if her results are nullified, but it would

nullified. I'll investigate

then took her leave, and the classroom buzzed with

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

took out her phone and messaged Lucas, "Lucas, what should I do? Noelle cheated to win the bet with you, and now

able to influence Lionel, but she certainly couldn't

also made a bet with Cedric that if she made it

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