No longer a pushover

Chapter 149

Cedric faced her direct display of affection, but all he could do was avert his gaze in panic. He couldn't respond to Noelle's advances.

His throat felt like it was clogged with cotton. After a long pause, he finally spoke. "You're still young. You don't understand."

"I'm already an adult, Cedric. Are you afraid of me getting too close? Afraid that you might want a taste of me?"

Noelle decided to throw caution to the wind tonight. She felt that Cedric had been really good to her. She had almost believed he had feelings for her, but learning he was seeing other girls crushed her spirits. Cedric's expression darkened. "Do you know that 'a taste of me' isn't something to be said so casually?"

Noelle was taken aback for a moment. Then, her face turned bright red after realizing what he meant.

She never expected a cold man like Cedric to make such a lame joke. She murmured, her cheeks flushed, "Turns out all men are the same."

Cedric pressed his thin lips together. "You can't handle this kind of joke, but you're trying to learn how others flirt in a bar?"

Hearing his lecture, Noelle realized he had shifted the topic. Not giving up, she looked up at him and asked, "Cedric, I've always had one question. Why have you always been so good to me?"

couldn't answer her, not daring to even meet her eyes. He feared that he might reveal his true feelings if their

his neck, asking, "You've always been so kind to me. Don't you feel even a little

been so good to her? Did he have

had summoned all her courage, only able to ask him this in this dimly lit space. For once in her life, she wanted to be brave

Cedric's arms asked the question without hesitation, and her sincere words made his initial reasons feel so insignificant. He had only gotten close to her to ease his guilt, not because of real feelings for her. He couldn't tell her the truth. He didn't even dare to

saw the

way he couldn't explain, but he could

feelings.

his true

for me. I couldn't stand how

Noelle's

His words

rejected her so clearly, cutting

girlfriend. She had crossed a moral line. Panicking, she quickly pulled away from him, lowered her head, and stammered,

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