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."

had invited Rachel along as her plus-one for the event since the invitation allowed her to bring a

approached the receptionist. "Alfred

we've been expecting you. Mr. Parham already called ahead. Please, come in with

for the stylists to start working on her

"Noelle, the forum trolls are outrageous. And Xenia even liked some of their comments. Now, everyone thinks some wealthy benefactor backs you. Frank is your

to envy you for having so many brothers. But now I see that they all favor Xenia.

gazed at her reflection in the

the

...

later, her

looked at herself in the

when you dress up. You were overshadowed

together before Noelle checked

to the event venue, which was a

the

just be working as a crew member with my brother and wouldn't have had the chance to walk in from the main entrance." Noelle was feeling nervous herself, too. Still, she pretended to