No longer a pushover

Chapter 260

This was Frank's own doing-his well-deserved retribution.

"Frank, why are you coughing up blood?"

Lucas hurriedly helped Frank sit up. "I just saw Donovan leaving with Xenia. What's going on? Donovan said you're insisting on sending Xenia to jail for Noelle!"

"Lucas, do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe you."

Frank recounted everything that had happened at the coffee shop the day before. "That's how it all went down. But with the surveillance footage destroyed,

Donovan doesn't believe me."

Lucas found himself torn.

"Frank, it's not that I don't believe you. But if I hadn't seen the footage myself, I'd find it hard to imagine that Xenia could be so manipulative or that she drugged Noelle. It's too much to handle."

"I understand that it's hard to accept. If I hadn't seen the footage with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it either!"

Frank's face was pale, his chest heavy, as though he couldn't catch his breath. "But don't be so quick to trust anything Xenia says."

a

swallowed the

the end, he nodded. "Alright, I

had doubts, wondering if

condition

hospital she's staying at. Go visit her for me. Tell her that even if it costs me my life, I'll make

his debt to

he immediately tried to

message her but found she had already deleted him

choice, he called her directly-but her number had blocked

Lucas realize just how distant he had become from

phone number and dialed her again. This time, the call

"Noelle, it's me."

was cold when she heard Lucas' voice. "What do you

you're free, you should come see

Xenia to take care of him? He doesn't

Xenia now. He's

said and couldn't help but ask, "Noelle, was it really Xenia who

see the

the USB drive disappeared. He suspects Xenia took it, but

were confirmed