No longer a pushover

Chapter 144

Noelle couldn't even bring herself to look at Cedric. She was afraid that even a single glance at him would give her away.

Alfred spoke up, "Nelly, just say it! Whatever you wish for, I will make it happen!"

Without thinking, Noelle blurted out, "I want to go to a bar."

"No problem!" Alfred immediately agreed.

"No way," Cedric interjected firmly.

Noelle instinctively turned to Cedric, her eyes filled with a hint of anticipation.

Their eyes met for a moment, and Cedric quickly relented. "Why do you want to go to a bar?"

Noelle's tone was full of longing. "Because I've never been, and I want to try it."

In truth, it was because she hadn't been to one in this lifetime. She had gone to a bar once in her previous life, but the experience had left her with a mental trauma. This time, she wanted to face it again and put those painful memories to rest. Alfred playfully smacked Cedric on the chest. "Why won't you let her go? Boohoo, you villain! Such a meanie!"

twitched. "You'd better shut

stomach hurt. She really liked how life felt now. But shortly after, she received a message from Frank. "Noelle,

out a cold laugh when she saw the message. So Frank also knew the

here was a fool. They just pretended not to understand. Noelle replied with a tone she hadn't used before,

it. Even if you want to repeat a

his phone, frustration mounting

she had worked in the past few months

living room.

didn't do well because

added, "Exactly, Xenia,

upset. Test scores don't mean everything. Especially for families like ours-even if your results aren't

"But Noelle must have done really well, right? I was hoping to go to the same school as her, but now it

about a top student whose language exam

flashed in Xenia's eyes. So it seemed Noelle really had been affected by that faulty

are you gloating? Noelle is our sister. If she doesn't do well, how does

what I meant. I was just trying to

you have

out of line and muttered, "I get it. I won't do it again. But what did