No longer a pushover

Noelle and Cedric Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Noelle had always found Cedric mysterious.

Cedric answered her question directly saying, "Yes, he and I are friends. The house you're currently living in belongs to him." Friends were meant to be used as shields after all.

Cedric turned to enter the private room as a waiter walked over respectfully. "Mr. Greene, here

is the menu."

"Hand it to her," Cedric said as he sat down. He laid back lazily on his chair with his arm resting on the side, revealing an inch of his arm.

Noelle did not take the menu either. Instead, she said, "You can just serve a few of your signature dishes."

She had been here once in her past life, and she knew that the restaurant did not have a fixed menu. They would rotate their menu everyday and serve their customers whatever they had prepared on that day. However, the fact that the waiter had handed Cedric a menu only meant that Cedric's friend's identity was indeed extraordinary.

At that moment, Noelle's phone began to vibrate. She noticed that it was Frank calling, so she ignored it. However, Frank quickly sent her a message.

His message read, "Noelle, that restaurant has closed its doors and cleared out its customers for some urgent reason. We're waiting outside in the parking lot. Where are you?"

Noelle was filled with confusion as she read Frank's text. The restaurant was obviously still operating. She considered that Cedric had perhaps asked his wealthy friend for a favor.

giving it some thought, she replied to Frank, "You guys can

proceeded to question her about her

with Cedric's dark gaze.

"Yeah. He just left."

now." Cedric was extremely calm, as if everything that had

he was really just a doctor. He did not seem like someone with such a simple

she was just overthinking things. If Cedric truly had

for a favor so he could stand

Chapter 39

you say to Frank

and said, "We simply

back faced against hers, so she could not see his expression. However, no matter how she viewed their interaction, it didn't seem like just a casual chat. After a moment of hesitation, Noelle said, "Sir, I know you're being kind toward me, but we're currently in Aldoria. If Frank decides to target you, there's a chance he'll

want to drag the people around

"So, are you planning

and said, "That's right. I'll only have to stay there for a few more days. I'll be free once I'm done with my

wished that she would become the protagonist in the novels, where her life would only be smooth sailing after being given a second chance at life. However, the reality was

dependent on her brothers and obeyed all of their commands. Now that

had to get into

herself.