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."

along as her plus-one for the event since the invitation allowed her to bring a companion of

approached

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

settled into a chair and waited for the stylists

was just beside 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 brother. So why hasn't he come forward to

brothers. But now I see that they

reflection in the mirror. She didn't care

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

...

hours later, her transformation was

and looked at herself

out her phone and snapped a few photos. "Noelle, you're gorgeous when you dress up. You were overshadowed before because of Xenia constantly

took a few selfies together before Noelle checked

cab to the event venue,

outside the hotel,

member with my brother and wouldn't have had the chance to walk