No longer a pushover

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Lucas couldn't believe that Noelle had him isolated like this.

When Noelle saw Lucas appear, she wasn't surprised. "Isn't Xenia always out all night with you guys?"

Xenia's eyes turned red with grievance. "Noelle, how could you say that?"

"Noelle, stop talking nonsense. Xenia is my sister! You should apologize to her right now!" Lucas snapped.

Noelle looked at him coldly. "She's the one who started talking nonsense. I'm just repeating

what I've learned from her."

Xenia's voice wavered with a sob. "I-I didn't mean it that way. You misunderstood me."

lost control. "Noelle, just look at yourself. What have you become? Are you really going to deny spending last night with the school doctor? Everyone knows it's true!"

mouth, he regretted them, but with so many

situation laughable. "Even if it's true, what does it

mean it has nothing to do with us? You're getting so full of yourself just because you won a repechage match. Who do you think you

without even looking back. She sat at her desk, completely ignoring the

he dared not escalate things further. After all, he was still being shut out

have.asked Noelle about it. I

frustrated. "Noelle's attitude is terrible. She doesn't respect anyone anymore. She's completely changed. What does she want us to do

in Xenia's eyes. Lucas only realized then that Noelle had already started distancing herself from them. This

shifted the topic. "What about the school doctor? What's your

Chapter 24

make him pay for this," Lucas said coldly. He immediately went to

returned to the classroom. As she passed Noelle's desk,

stand up, her Elsian teacher, Avery Gilmore, walked in

announced, "Class is starting."

during the lesson. After some time, the class finally ended. As soon as the bell rang, she stepped out to call