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?"

went drinking. He won't

go with him?" Noelle knew that going to bars was a common way for adults to unwind, especially the wealthy. Her brothers at the Liddell

his reply. He always seemed to

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

Alfred. Logically speaking, it would

that I was too quiet. She told me to make friends with someone talkative so I wouldn't become

curiosity deepened. "So, you've known Alfred since

more than intended. "Why do you

be nice to have a friend like that." Noelle's voice

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

long time and forgot everything about the incident. My mood was unstable back then, and the friends I had slowly drifted away. Not long after that, Xenia

His throat bobbed as he asked, "Have you ever

I don't want to. It's too

for that accident, my parents wouldn't have died. Xenia wouldn't have entered my life,

His eyes clouded with

the accident?" His voice trembled slightly,