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

knew that going to bars was a common way for adults to unwind, especially the wealthy. Her brothers at the Liddell family often did it, too, primarily for networking. Cedric's reply was simple. "Too

surprised at his reply. He

is loud and outgoing. How

the polar opposite of Alfred. Logically speaking, it would be hard for them

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

and her curiosity deepened. "So,

had said more than intended. "Why do

be nice to have a friend like that."

couldn't see her expression. He asked, "Didn't you have friends

for a 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 was brought into

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

I don't want to.

sorrow. "If it weren't for that accident, my parents wouldn't have died. Xenia wouldn't have entered my life, and my relationship with my brothers might not have become like this."

Noelle was. His eyes clouded with emotions

accident?" His voice trembled