No longer a pushover

Chapter 99

Noelle didn't react to seeing Frank and Lucas.

She looked at Michael and calmly said, "Let's schedule another time for a proper discussion."

Michael nodded before turning to face Lucas. "What? Did I say something wrong? If I had a sister with this level of talent, I would have pampered her like a treasure and supported her in every way possible. Unlike some people, I wouldn't ignore a capable sibling while bending over backward for a fake sister who's utterly useless. Isn't that the definition of losing the big picture for petty gains?" Lucas' face darkened. "You don't know anything! You have no idea what's going on!"

He wasn't ignoring Noelle. Instead, he wished more than anyone for Noelle to stay in Team Luminark for the finals. He was just having a slight conflict with her, that's all.

After Michael left, coaches of other teams approached Noelle to talk, even offering their business cards.

Lucas was left alone at the side, watching silently as everyone sought Noelle's attention.

if Noelle turned them all down and refused to join Team Celestial, he would apologize and forgive

of business cards,

up and talk to her. He observed her cautiously and realized that she had changed a

and ask, "Noelle, you still haven't answered my question.

eyes. She thought it was rare to see him rattled and wondered if he

cold as she said, "I was going to tell you after my college entrance exams. But then... Do I need to repeat what you said

He winced as he recalled what he had said that day. The harsh words he had thrown at her in anger had come back to bite

"Then why didn't you tell me

feel obligated

forward to block Noelle. "I'm your brother. I thought our conflicts were never a serious problem. I admit I said the wrong things that day, but you could have just said

Noelle had told him then, everything else that happened afterward would not have happened. Perhaps she wouldn't have even gone

only taking a few steps back to put some distance between