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."

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

Lucas' mouth, he regretted them, but with so

does it have to do with you?"

You're getting so

without even looking back. She sat at

her aloofness, Lucas felt a surge of rage building inside him. Yet, he dared not escalate things further. After all, he was still being shut

deliberately added, "Lucas, it's my fault. I shouldn't have.asked Noelle about it. I just didn't want her to do

for her, yet she doesn't appreciate it," he grumbled. He was frustrated. "Noelle's attitude is terrible. She doesn't respect anyone anymore. She's completely changed. What does she want us to

eyes. Lucas only realized then that Noelle had already started distancing herself

the school doctor?

Chapter 24

to Bruce's office. He needed to make sure that this issue

Xenia achieved her goal, she returned to the classroom. As she passed Noelle's desk, she whispered,

as she was about to stand up, her Elsian teacher, Avery Gilmore, walked in

announced, "Class is starting."

the class finally ended. As soon as the bell rang, she stepped out to