No longer a pushover

Chapter 13

After hearing Bruce speak, Noelle was slightly taken aback. She hadn't expected him to bring her condition to retake the exam.

She looked across at Lucas and Xenia, her expression calm.

However, Lucas' face became quite unnatural. Noelle used to follow him around, never doing anything that made him uncomfortable. As an older brother, he was used to being high and mighty. Asking him to apologize now was like asking him to choose death-it was pure torment.

Xenia quickly said, "Noelle, when did you get so good? We didn't know that you had been studying secretly at home. You worked hard to get such good grades, but others suspected you of cheating. Lucas was the first to come to school to help you. He's really good to you."

After she made the excuse for him, Lucas spoke coldly. "Xenia, stop talking. Some people will never understand." He looked at her with satisfaction, thinking that this was the behavior a sister should have.

Noelle gave him a half-smile and said, "Yeah, he came to school immediately. So what? He told Mr. Kramer that I cheated. He was going to force me to write a letter of repentance and make me apologize in front of the whole school. Would you want this kind of treatment?"

Xenia immediately fell silent.

Furious and embarrassed, Lucas shouted, "Noelle, you secretly worked hard without telling us, making me think you were cheating. Sure, your grades have improved, but what's the point of pulling a stunt like this? Do you think it's funny?"

Bruce spoke again while looking at Lionel. "Who was the first to accuse Noelle of cheating? Call them over to apologize."

Lionel quickly summoned Gwen and Betty.

Gwen and Betty still didn't know what had happened, thinking that Noelle had indeed cheated. They smugly said, "Mr. Kramer, we've been saying that Noelle cheated to get those grades. Is the investigation over now?"

Lionel nodded. "Yes, it's clear that Noelle didn't cheat. You two should apologize to her now."

The duo were stunned. Noelle didn't cheat? How could that be?

Xenia quickly pretended to play the good cop. "Noelle didn't cheat. I told you not to spread rumors. You should apologize to her now." With that, she distanced herself from the situation.

Gwen and Betty reluctantly apologized to Noelle. "Sorry, we were wrong. We shouldn't have said those things."

Lionel looked at Noelle and asked, "Do you have any other requests?"

Noelle shook her head. "No."

has been working hard lately. But

humiliating. She batted her eyes and replied, "I... I

embarrassed. "What's the point of good grades? You

Xenia thought the same.

Xenia, he said firmly, "You should learn

the big deal about getting one good result? Do you think you can show off just because you beat Xenia? The team is keeping her busy, so her grades dropped. You've done nothing

things, but Noelle said nothing. As a guardian, you shouldn't

and replied, "I'm not biased. Noelle has always been like this."

to Bruce.

deserved. Return to your classroom

leaning against the wall, seemingly waiting for someone. She met his gaze, and her heart involuntarily skipped a beat. Cedric stood upright, his voice calm. "How did

York had me retake a test, and I did even better than

her head proudly. At that moment, seeing him made her feel like her victory had finally found

lowered his brows, his voice steady as he asked, "Did

was referring to Xenia and Lucas. She shook her head. "Only the scapegoats apologized. The

a slight smile. "Come find me after school."

the hallway, so she didn't ask further. She turned and headed back to

once noisy classroom

He announced that Noelle's grades were legitimate

slumped over the table and looked downcast. Even the cake had failed to spark her interest. She had to find a way to prevent Noelle's grades from improving

...

was sitting on a chair, looking at her as she entered. "Finished

review our mistakes, but I've

didn't make many mistakes. The ones with mistakes were topics she

beside him. "Let's play. Do

but I want to make

We'll both play

his main account to

game and casually set her username to

Cedric. "What's your username? Let's add each

she found that his name looked familiar. It was "Reverse Time". She

raised an eyebrow. "What are you looking at? Accept my friend