No longer a pushover

Chapter 138

Noelle's heart sank a little at Cedric's response. "Okay, fine. If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask again."

Feeling her appetite slip away, she put down her spoon and stood up. "I should get going-don't want to get caught in traffic."

Before she left, Cedric said nonchalantly, "Remember, don't go soft."

Noelle glanced at his charming face, recalling how he had been messaging earlier. Her heart hardened. "I won't. Going soft on men is just cruel to oneself."

With that, she grabbed her bag and stormed out.

Cedric watched her leave, a faint smirk tugging at his lips. He wondered who she was referring to.

He slowly took out his phone and sent Alfred a message: "Less gossip, fewer beatings."

Alfred had been bombarding him with messages since the early hours of the morning.

Noelle took the elevator out of the building. At the entrance, she overheard a group of elderly people chatting.

"They finally caught that pervert. I heard he got a real beating."

right. If I'd been there, I'd have kicked him a few

hailed a cab and headed for the competition venue. When she arrived, the area was packed with traffic. It seemed like there were far more fans here than at the revival match.

Magnus had suddenly dropped out of the finals, so she never got the chance to

Magnus hadn't withdrawn, Team

was, she couldn't possibly take down a top-tier

to, but Firestorm invited me as a special guest for their live event. It's a VIP spot-there's no way I'm missing this." Firestorm had given Noelle two tickets, so she invited Rachel to come along. Just then, a sudden

of the team, with Xenia in the group as well. Clearly, Lucas couldn't find

hide her pride as she soaked in attention, enjoying the moment of being surrounded

true that your sister

how confident are

When the reporters mentioned

Noelle, Lucas's expression

He replied coldly, "It's

teams

give their best

is more than capable. After all, competition isn't just about

ve

since we're