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!"

"You'd better shut up, you drama

life felt now. But shortly after, she received a message from Frank. "Noelle, the results are out. How did you do? Did your score in language

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

just pretended not to understand. Noelle replied with a tone she hadn't used before, "What do you

Whatever compensation you want, I will agree to it. Even if you want to repeat a year, I'll be there to accompany

phone, frustration mounting

the past few months and how much her grades had improved. Frank then overheard Xenia crying as he

living room.

comfort her. Gordon said, "Ms. Quigley, you didn't do well because you were sick during those days. Your abilities are

"Exactly,

if

I was

out, "She probably didn't do that well. I heard about a top student whose language exam didn't go well, and their final score

in Xenia's eyes. So it seemed Noelle really

Noelle is our sister. If she doesn't do well, how does that benefit

not what I meant. I was just trying to

doesn't mean you have to

being reprimanded, Lucas realized his words were out of line and muttered, "I get it. I won't do it again. But what did