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

alighted from the car and walked away, ignoring

struggled out of the car, still clutching the teddy bear. "I'm sure

Xenia's obedient demeanor, Frank couldn't help but say, "I'd be over the moon if

her gaze, wearing a

during dinner time.

to return to her room when she noticed Frank clutching his lower abdomen in pain.

it had been nothing compared to the plain bowl of soup

Frank had smashed

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soup, appearing

herself and left

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the past, Noelle would come running to express her concern the moment he showed any signs of discomfort. He couldn't help feeling worse since Noelle didn't seem to care at all anymore. Wounded by her carefree attitude, Frank