No longer a pushover

Chapter 131

Noelle stood before Cedric, close enough that they were almost touching.

He avoided her gaze. "We're not together yet."

"So you're still in the flirting stage?"

He gave an ambiguous reply, "Something like that."

When she heard his admission, her heart sank. It was real.

Just a moment ago, she wondered if he was only saying that to reject Frank's attempt to set him up with a woman. She asked, "Is it the woman you met that time in the restaurant?"

She had once seen him dining with a woman at a restaurant. Although she couldn't see the woman's face clearly, she remembered that she was tall and probably very beautiful. Cedric's throat moved slightly. "I didn't expect you to be so nosy."

"I'm just curious. You just said you didn't have a girlfriend, and now there's news about you having one. Isn't it okay to ask?" Noelle's words felt insincere.

At that moment, Frank, having finished his checkup, wheeled himself out of the examination room, looking a little pale.

Noelle's tone was distant when he saw him like this. "The doctor said you need treatment; take your medicine regularly and stop drinking."

supervise me, but now that you're not at home, I often forget." His words had a hidden meaning;

this illness could make her turn back, he would

gave a mocking smile. "You can have Xenia to remind you. She really likes doing that kind of

really effective, but you're the only one who knows how to make it right now. I know you've

him. "Get your treatment.

will you... will you come visit me again?" There was a hopeful look

seeing Xenia at the

she turned

watched her back and turned to James. "Do you think what she said just now means she's starting to

the case. Frank still had a long way

returned to

ahead. "I'm in a hurry to use the bathroom,

said, "I didn't expect that company to be run by

two of them

side by side. She was in

the doors. She caught a whiff of the alcohol on him. "You still haven't answered

he looked at her. "What question?" "The woman you're flirting

suddenly took a step forward, looking down at her. "Why do you need