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."

there, I'd have kicked him a few times, too. That pervert even harassed

seemed like there were

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

hadn't withdrawn, Team Luminark would never have

all, no matter how skilled she was, she couldn't possibly take down a top-tier team on

"I wasn't planning 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 burst

the group as well. Clearly, Lucas couldn't find anyone else, so

her pride as she soaked in attention, enjoying the moment of being surrounded by fans. She even received gifts,

is it true that your sister

are you

When the reporters mentioned

Noelle, Lucas's expression

replied

for teams to

our players will give their

more than capable. After all, competition isn't just about skill, it's also

ve

since