No longer a pushover

Chapter 132

Noelle ran off right after.

Cedric stepped out of the elevator and saw her slamming the door behind her. He rubbed his temples, still a bit dizzy from drinking so much. It had been a while since he had drunk this much. He returned to the nearby apartment, where Alfred sat on the couch playing on his phone. He looked up and asked, "You're back. How did it go?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Don't play dumb. You mentioned having a girlfriend during dinner, and Noelle's reaction was pretty strong. Don't pretend you didn't notice." Cedric poured himself a glass of water and leaned against the table.

His eyes were dark, slowly swirling the glass. "Once she goes to college, she'll forget about today."

She would grow once she saw the wider world. The only thing he could do was watch her go.

Alfred glanced at Cedric. "Let's hope so."

But he still felt something was off with Cedric. He cared too much about Noelle.

Maybe Cedric didn't even realize it, but this concern might have slowly transformed into something else without him noticing.

did like him a little. But now,

she was almost certain that her online boyfriend from her past

been the same person. Noelle thought about how her online

every afternoon and evening, she made sure to log in on time to grind dungeons because that's how she had met him in

While streaming one evening, Noelle noticed her fans were asking about

you participate in the

the lineup for Team Luminark, if you're not in, they'll

who can just be summoned and dismissed!" Noelle glanced at

noticed Frank and

were both online, meaning they were watching the stream. Perhaps the

don't plan on participating in this competition, but I'll

better to clear

with trouble later.

that,

stream. Hopefully, he would

feeling a complex mixture of emotions.

held onto a certain expectation, thinking she wouldn't abandon the Liddell family's honor. After all, it had always been so important

she return to