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 up,

received a message from Frank. "Noelle, the results are out. How did you do? Did your

So Frank also knew

understand. Noelle replied with a tone she hadn't

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

at his phone,

in the past few months and

living room.

to comfort her. Gordon said, "Ms. Quigley, you didn't do well because you were sick

added, "Exactly, Xenia,

Especially for families like ours-even if your results aren't great, they won't affect your

have done really well, right? I was hoping to go to the same school as her, but

that well. I heard about a top student whose language exam didn't go well, and their final score was only

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

gloating? Noelle is our sister. If she

I meant. I was just trying

mean you have to put down Noelle, does

line and muttered, "I get it.