No longer a pushover

Chapter 94

Noelle smiled and nodded before leaving with her dress in hand.

After she left, Alfred said lazily, "Ced, Nelly is an adult now. It's normal for her to dress up and look pretty. After all, she's growing up and will eventually date and get married. You can't keep her stuck in some old-fashioned mold forever. What if some smooth-talking guy out there sweeps her off her feet?" Cedric's patience finally snapped, and he kicked Alfred.

But Alfred had anticipated his move and leaped away in time. "Didn't you say that she already has a crush on someone? Maybe it's one of her classmates. Who knows-they might end up all lovey-dovey in college."

"Get lost!" Cedric rubbed his temples. He was now annoyed.

...

Noelle arrived at the salon in a cab.

Shortly after, Rachel stepped out of the cab too. "Queen, are you sure this salon is reliable? I've never even heard of it."

"A friend recommended it to me. It should be fine."

Rachel along as her plus-one for the event since the invitation

approached the receptionist. "Alfred

we've been expecting you. Mr. Parham already

waited for the stylists

beside her. "Noelle, the forum trolls are outrageous. And Xenia even liked some of their comments. Now, everyone thinks some wealthy

brothers. But now I see that they all favor Xenia. Who needs brothers

at her reflection in

she had finally broken free from the Liddell family and was living independently. That

...

her transformation was

and looked at herself in the mirror. She

gorgeous when you dress up.

a few selfies together before Noelle checked the time. "Let's

a cab to the event venue, which was a

the hotel, and reporters were already waiting

you hadn't brought me, I'd probably just be working as a crew member with my brother and wouldn't have had