No longer a pushover

Chapter 29

Chapter 28

Frank covered his face with a hand as he slowly realized how much Noelle had done for him. Before this, he had always assumed that the medicinal congee was a simple thing to make.

Frank was beginning to regret neglecting her. He didn't even know half of the things she'd done for him. He felt that he had failed as a brother. He finally realized that Noelle wasn't merely sulking. She'd truly been hurt!-

He turned to Gordon and said, "Bring me the gifts Noelle gave to Xenia."

The butler was surprised. "Weren't those Ms. Liddell's peace offering? Won't it be unfair to Ms. Quigley if you take them back?

"She already feels insecure about living under someone else's roof, so she'll feel even more vulnerable if you do this. You shouldn't feel bad just because of some medicinal congee. Ms. Quigley even made you soup and got hurt in the process."

Frank hesitated, his resolve wavering as he recalled the sight of Xenia's burnt hand. After a moment, he said, "Forget it. Just bring the gift I prepared and leave the rest alone for now." He knew he needed to start making some changes.

evening, after returning home and having dinner, Noelle locked herself in her room again. Soon, someone knocked on her

open the door, her expression

"This is for you."

the apology gift she'd given Xenia? She wondered

done things in the past to make you sad. I'm returning this necklace to you, and I'll buy Xenia a new one. This necklace is special to you, so I never should have asked you to give it away." He had spent the entire day feeling sorry for his

was taken aback. She never would have expected her brother to

had never gotten anything back before her

voice steady. "Forget it. Gifts aren't

terrible if you don't. Just think of it as my way of

apology and wondered if he was

the stick.

corner of her eye, she noticed Xenia hiding nearby. So, she deliberately raised her voice and said, "You shouldn't be doing this, Frank. I gave this to Xenia as a gift, so how could you take it away without asking? You're going to hurt her feelings. Aren't I right, Xenia?" Guilt flashed across Frank's face when he turned around and saw Xenia around the corner. After all, he hadn't asked

said, "Noelle, I was just keeping them for you temporarily. I'm more than happy to return

extra sincere in her comments. However, she immediately pretended to