No longer a pushover

Noelle and Cedric Chapter 47

Xenia ran straight toward Lucas, and he subconsciously reached out to pull her away. However, when he turned around, he noticed that Noelle stood rooted to the spot. He immediately realized what he had just done and shouted in fear, "Get out of the way!"

Noelle looked at him expressionlessly with a dark gaze.

With a sharp screech of the brakes, the car stopped by Noelle's side. The windows were rolled down, and Cedric's handsome face appeared. He said gently, "Get in." Noelle smirked. She knew that it would be him!

As she climbed into the car, Lucas' voice sounded out, saying, "Noelle, you can't leave with him."

She turned to see Lucas rushing over toward them. She immediately rolled up the windows to block everything from the outside.

Lucas chased after them for some time before stopping defeatedly. He slammed his fist on the

road in frustration. He wondered how things had ended up

that way.

The realization that he had instinctively left Noelle behind just moments ago deeply unsettled

him.

gaze, Lucas could not shake off his rising panic. He

he had instinctively chosen to protect Xenia earlier, it did not mean that

mention, Xenia had run over in an attempt to save him. He couldn't possibly leave her behind. Lucas assumed that Noelle, who was as smart as she was, would' understand that. Nevertheless, he wasn't sure, nor was

probably with that school doctor." Lucas' expression

find

window again and enjoyed the breeze from outside. She did not say a single word,

and secretly glanced at him. "Are you mad?" She noticed that his

reflections in the elevator mirror and said, "You've improved. At least you thought to ask me for help when you were

Someone had confessed to me at the school entrance, so I aimed a fire extinguisher at

never thought

guilt-tripped into complying, but she refused to feel guilty as the person she was now. That way, the Liddells wouldn't be able to guilt-trip her

"Who confessed to you?"

looked up. "One of the more handsome guys in the private school next to

his eyes. "Is he the one that you have a crush

him?" Noelle nearly laughed out loud. When

watched her leave and said stiffly, "Kiddo, you should not get into a relationship so early on in

multiple times now. So stop