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."

industry is complicated, and I don't want you to get hurt in the end," Frank said, looking at her with

already agreed to sign with Firestorm Entertainment,"

expected

her in disbelief. "You decided this on your own? Didn't you think about discussing it with the family

is my decision," Noelle said. With that, she turned to leave, not wanting to continue the conversation with Donovan. Frank watched her walk away, feeling a mix of

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

brief interruption at the

forgotten. As

vel

streamer, Noelle was well-received

the manager from Firestorm Entertainment approached her with a contract.

Noelle nodded. "Alright."

from the side, draining his glass of wine. His frustration weighed heavily on

exuding a sense of confidence and excellence. She was no longer

people at the event that day. Afterward, she left the

was overjoyed. "It was so satisfying to see Xenia