No longer a pushover

Noelle and Cedric Chapter 91

Noelle was carried out of the area littered with broken shards and placed on the couch.

Cedric tilted his head down to look at her.

"Next time, when I say don't move, don't move. If you're not going to use your brain, don't run around!" he scolded Noelle.

She lowered her head. "Well, I didn't expect to bump into the vase!"

Noelle's face grew warmer, and she was thankful for the blackout. Otherwise, it would have been awkward for him to see how red she had turned.

Cedric was her mentor and friend. Because of her impure thoughts about him, she was suddenly self-conscious about their sudden physical closeness.

Cedric pulled out his phone and made a call, his tone icy. "Find out what caused the outage in this area."

Noelle looked around at the darkness, and her eyes finally landed on Cedric. The only light source there was the faint glow of his phone.

She asked, "Where's Alfred? Didn't he come back with you?"

He won't be back

unwind, especially the wealthy. Her brothers

his reply. He always

became curious. "I'm curious. You're so reserved, but Alfred is loud and outgoing. How did you two

it would be hard for them

was too quiet. She told me to make friends with someone talkative

curiosity deepened.

more than intended.

just envious. It must be nice to have a friend like that." Noelle's

was dark around them, so Cedric couldn't see her expression. He asked, "Didn't

about the incident. My mood was unstable back then, and the friends I had slowly drifted away.

at the mention of the car accident. His throat bobbed as he asked, "Have you ever remembered anything

don't want

accident, my parents wouldn't have died. Xenia wouldn't have entered my life, and my relationship with my brothers might not have become

in the direction where Noelle was. His eyes clouded with

caused the accident?" His