No longer a pushover

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Noelle lowered her gaze, hiding the fury in her eyes. She hoarsely demanded, "Is this what you meant by not making me sad anymore?"

Exasperated, Frank responded, "I'm doing this for your own good! A family argument isn't a big deal, so why can't we resolve this peacefully? Must you resort to running away to pressure us?" There it was again. He once again claimed the actions were done "for her own good". If that were true, why had she been abandoned in her past life, only to meet a tragic end?

With a cold expression, Noelle strode forward. The only thing keeping her going now was the upcoming college entrance exams.

She knew that she couldn't cause Cedric trouble. Things might have ended well that day, but things would've been very different if Frank had been serious.

After getting into the car, Noelle texted Cedric, "I'm heading to the Liddell residence first. I'll talk to you later."

Frank relaxed when he saw her get in the car. He was now certain that she was only throwing a tantrum. All he needed to do was play the underdog, and her act started to crack.

needed to pay more attention to her so that she would not feel neglected or jealous of

alighted from the car and walked away, ignoring

out of the car, still clutching the teddy bear.

obedient demeanor, Frank couldn't help but say, "I'd be over the moon if she were as well-behaved and understanding

wearing a mask

Frank and Xenia were present during dinner time. Lucas was nowhere to

about to return to her room when she noticed Frank clutching his lower abdomen in pain. She knew that he

she'd done everything to take care of him. However, it had been nothing compared to the plain bowl

had smashed the

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Xenia's soup,

Noelle steeled herself and left the dining room,

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concern the moment he showed any signs of discomfort. He couldn't help feeling worse since Noelle didn't