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.

the top scorer in the college entrance exam, Noelle attending Yole University would be a huge honor. How could the Liddells turn it

celebrating for days! I'd make sure everyone knew

the Liddells blind? How could they not see Noelle's worth and

boiled over. "That's not it! I asked

attend the same university as someone who didn't even pass the entrance exam? Is this how you care for me? I

look Noelle in

quickly tried to explain, "Noelle, Donovan didn't mean it that way,

sharp gaze to Lucas. "You were the one who forced me to take leave from school toplay games, and you only won

"Noelle, it was my fault. I shouldn't have

ties

she left the venue. She was determined never to have anything to do with

secretary and ordered, "Suppress this news. It can't get

it did, the Liddell family would be the laughingstock of the

the crowd, trying to salvage the situation. "She's just going through a rebellious phase. You know how difficult it is to deal with