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.

and refused to join Team Celestial, he would apologize and

stack of

crowd dispersed, Frank was the only one who dared to go up and talk to her. He observed

ask, "Noelle, you still haven't answered my question. Why did you keep this

and saw a trace of unease in Lucas' eyes. She thought it was rare to see him rattled and wondered if he

tell you after my college entrance exams. But then... Do I need

a sharp blade cutting deep into his heart. He winced as he recalled what he had said that day. The harsh words he had thrown at her

why didn't you tell

feel obligated

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

everything else that happened afterward would not have happened. Perhaps she wouldn't have even

taking a few steps back to put some