No longer a pushover

Chapter 14

Noelle was instantly intrigued after hearing Cedric's plan. They quietly followed behind, watching Lucas lead his team to fight the game's boss.

The boss was notoriously difficult to defeat, requiring coordinated teamwork. When it was close to defeat, the team was usually left with low health. Usually, no one dared steal the last kill from such a famous team, but there were always exceptions. Noelle had done a strategy guide for this boss before, so she knew exactly when to strike. She and Cedric worked together seamlessly, landing the final blow just as the boss was about to be defeated.

They successfully took the last hit.

The world chat immediately posted-"Congratulations to HeartbreakCrunch for killing the Everbloom Haven boss."

When Lucas saw this, he was furious and began cursing over his headset. "What are you all doing? How could you let someone steal the last kill?"

Xenia added, "Those two must be newbies. Do they not know who we are? How dare they steal our kill!"

Lucas shouted, "Get them!"

But quickly, his screen turned black and white, and the rest of his team fell to the ground.

Lucas stared at the character named "HeartbreakCrunch" and felt something familiar about that person's gameplay. It reminded him of Noelle. He wondered if she had intentionally made a new account to steal his boss kill. However, she shouldn't be that good yet. Meanwhile, Noelle and Cedric celebrated their victory, claiming the loot dropped by the boss. But it wasn't as satisfying as defeating Lucas and Xenia.

After they played for a while, the food arrived. Cedric paused the game. "Let's eat first."

Noelle noticed a small cake that looked like the one Xenia had received earlier. She glanced at him. "Why did you buy a cake?"

"Don't women like this sort of thing? It's a reward for your good grades since you didn't embarrass me."

She was unexpectedly touched. He looked awkward and added coldly, "Anyway, it came with the takeaway order."

She picked up the small cake, sensing that it was ordered just for her. She took a bite, her mood lifting slightly.

silent for a long moment, before

he thought that the cake shouldn't taste bad as it was the most popular

shook her head. "No, it's delicious. It's been a long time

never remembered her love for this cake, and she was always left out. Cedric looked at her.

in a car accident on my birthday, so I haven't celebrated it

and the atmosphere at home was always

fiercely stung

thin lips pressed together, and his face mixed with stern anger and deep guilt. His hand instinctively tightened, veins bulging across the

"I don't mind it at all. I'm not in the

the anniversary of her parents' death. What right did she have to

he looked at her pale, quiet face.

and almost invisible. Her well-behaved demeanor only stirred

getting late. Go back. Don't linger

for you here

"Aren't you afraid that I'll deceive

can use to deceive me." Noelle said calmly, "Dr. Greene, you're my only friend right

He smiled and

it. I'm leaving now." She waved

the car accident years ago when a similar cake had been smashed. His head began to ache. Since that accident, he hadn't eaten cake either. After a long time, he received a

hung up the phone and stood, his

...

Noelle returned to the Liddell residence, she found Frank

an unreadable expression,

her grades improved so suddenly, he had suspected her of cheating, but he hadn't expected her grades to be the result of her genuine hard work. She had always been average, so

Something real had changed. He felt both

had always clung to him seemed to

the result of hard work, not just