No longer a pushover

Chapter 103

"I won't say it a second time!" Frank said.

The usually gentle Frank looked intimidating when he was angry. He glared at Lucas, gritting his teeth. "Have you forgotten why we're here today?"

Lucas finally calmed down. He had come to the event hoping to reconcile with Noelle, but he couldn't understand how it had all ended up like this. Sensing things were going wrong, Xenia cautiously said, "Lucas, let's go. My foot hurts."

It was only then that Lucas helped Xenia out. However, he didn't apologize to Noelle.

Noelle watched the entire fiasco, finding it utterly absurd. Xenia's same old tricks and Lucas's predictable reaction only made her feel exhausted and disgusted.

Frank swallowed his discomfort and nervously looked at Noelle. "I apologize on Lucas's behalf. I didn't expect him to act this way."

Frank's guilt only deepened as Lucas demanded an apology from Noelle so stubbornly.

Noelle coldly said, "I don't accept his apology."

in the end," Frank said, looking at

sign with Firestorm Entertainment," Noelle

He hadn't expected Noelle to

your own? Didn't

not wanting to continue the conversation with Donovan. Frank watched her walk away, feeling a mix

no longer depended on him, nor did she revolve around him the way

brief interruption at the

forgotten.

vel

Noelle was well-received at

the night, the manager from Firestorm Entertainment approached her with a contract. "Ms. Liddell, there's no time like the present. Let's sign the

Noelle nodded. "Alright."

his glass of wine. His frustration weighed heavily

confidently on stage, exuding a sense of confidence and excellence.

at the event that day. Afterward, she left the venue with

so satisfying to see Xenia get a taste of her own