No longer a pushover

Chapter 190

Lucas quickly comforted him, saying, "Donovan, calm down. It's our fault with Noelle. She's right to be angry."

Hearing those words, Lucas remembered how he had forced Noelle to compete, and a wave of guilt washed over him. Thankfully, Noelle wasn't affected, or she wouldn't have performed so well on the exam.

"Wasn't she raised by the Liddell family? How can she cut ties with them just because of a little grievance? Who does that?" Donovan snapped.

Then, he turned to Noelle and said, "Noelle, tell me clearly, how had the Liddell family wronged you?"

Donovan felt humiliated, as if everyone around him was laughing at him. This was the first time he had ever felt such shame. He thought all of it was Noelle's doing.

Noelle walked down the stage and looked at him coldly. "Did someone from Yole University's admissions office call you yesterday? Did you reject their offer and tell them I wouldn't be attending?"

Donovan's expression changed. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

Noelle pressed on, "Did you forbid me from going to Yole University, telling me to stay here and attend a local college with Xenia, who couldn't even pass the entrance exam?"

The crowd gasped.

would be a huge honor. How could the Liddells turn it

be celebrating for days! I'd make sure everyone knew about it-it would be a

they not see

these comments, Donovan's anger boiled over. "That's not it! I asked

who didn't even pass

look Noelle in

Donovan didn't mean it that

leave from school toplay games, and you only won the repechage because of me! Without me, you would've been eliminated in the first round of the

was my fault. I shouldn't have pressured you like that. Thankfully,

I've severed ties with both of you. I

She was determined never to have anything

secretary and ordered, "Suppress

Liddell family would

around at the crowd, trying to salvage the situation. "She's just going through a rebellious