No longer a pushover

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

At that moment, Noelle was sitting in the car with Cedric. As she watched the traffic around them, her concern grew. "Frank will definitely send someone after me. He might even cause trouble for you at school."

After all, this was the Liddell family's territory. That was exactly why she had endured everything, hoping to leave after the college entrance exams.

Noelle felt guilty for dragging Cedric into her mess.

Cedric reached out and gently patted her head. "Don't worry. They won't find you. Right now, you should be thinking about where to stay."

Noelle sighed softly. "I'll rent a place." It was something she had always thought about but never had the chance to do. In truth, she wouldn't have minded if Frank had just kicked her out earlier. It would have saved her a lot of trouble. "I know a place for rent," he said.

Noelle didn't ask too many questions and simply followed Cedric to a nearby neighborhood. The surroundings were beautiful.

She couldn't help but comment on the interior when she stepped inside one of the apartments. "This place must be expensive. I'm kind of broke right now!"

"Money's not an issue. This is my friend's place. He's not living here anyway. If anything, you'd be helping him look after it by staying here. Honestly, he should probably pay you for that."

window in the living room.

effortless sense of ease.

"Sir, are you sure this

a faint smile. "It's not mine. Mine

widened in surprise. "Seriously?

wouldn't feel at ease if you'd rather stay elsewhere. After all, I'm the one who lured you out

his playful remark about luring her out. She hadn't expected someone as typically reserved as Cedric to

changed the subject. "Just stay here for now. Don't worry

the couch. I

the couch. He's never even lived here. The guy's rich and clueless.

close." After all, only good

watch and asked,

"Sure," Noelle replied.

stuff. The space felt empty and minimalist. There were two computers in the study, both with high-end configurations. When Noelle launched the game, she was surprised to see a live stream on the homepage. It was a clip of her 12-hit combo from the earlier match. The

uneasy. After all, she hadn't mastered the 12-hit combo during the revival round in her

at her. "When did you learn to pull off a