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."

kicked him

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. She glanced at the team

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

Magnus hadn't withdrawn, Team Luminark would never have had a chance at the

how skilled she was, she couldn't possibly take down a

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 of fan screams erupted from the side. Noelle glanced over and saw Team Luminark's

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

couldn't hide her pride as she soaked in attention, enjoying the moment of being surrounded by fans. She even received gifts, which brightened

true that your sister Noelle isn't playing in

how confident are

When the reporters mentioned

Noelle, Lucas's expression

replied coldly,

teams to make

All our players will give

I believe Xenia is more than capable. After all, competition isn't just

ve

especially since we're