No longer a pushover

Chapter 105

As Noelle looked at Cedric, she felt a sudden warmth spread across her face. She quickly stammered, "Sir, you misunderstood. He's not my boyfriend."

The barbecue shop owner chuckled. "I know. You young folks always say that, but he's quite handsome."

Noelle blushed and quickly returned to her seat. Cedric looked up and asked, "What did he say?"

"Nothing," she replied, then quickly changed the subject, "Would you like to have something?"

"I'm not hungry," Cedric said.

He wasn't particularly fond of this kind of food. He noticed the owner had brought a plate of appetizers and two cans of beer. He frowned at Noelle. "You shouldn't drink beer. It's not good for you." Noelle felt a little annoyed. "I'm an adult now, why can't I?"

After finally signing with Firestorm Entertainment, she felt financially independent and had her own income. Why couldn't she celebrate?

Cedric took the beer from in front of her and placed it in front of himself. "No."

Noelle felt a little frustrated. Just then, Cedric's phone rang, and he stood up, saying, "I need to take this call."

he wasn't going to let her drink, then

Emma Brown, asked, "Ced, is

"Almost," Cedric replied.

Your engagement with Laura Merlock

the road stretching before him. "Let's talk

don't have any girl you like, so why not marry someone from a good family? What do you think?" Cedric's expression

at his phone and sent a message that read, "Check on the recent activities of the Merlock

in silence. After a moment, he turned back to look at Noelle, only to find her drinking the beer. He frowned and

hands, she looked up at Cedric. "I did it myself. What's

several cans of beer on the table. It seemed she had drunk quite a bit. He let

shop owner teased, "Your girlfriend's had quite a bit. She was planning to order more, but I

his phone and scanned the QR code to pay the bill. "She's not my

tell. That girl seems to like you. If you don't feel the same, you'd better keep your distance." Cedric's expression hardened. "Mind your own

small table and

he gently lifted her

"What's up?" she mumbled.