No longer a pushover

Chapter 301

Xenia broke out in a cold sweat, her hands trembling so badly she could barely hold onto her phone. Panicking, she stepped away from Noelle's desk.

Lucas blocked her path. "You haven't answered my question. What were you doing just now?"

Xenia's hands were shaking, and she didn't dare look Lucas in the eye. She stammered, "I... I was just trying to help with Donovan's project. After all, Maple Enterprise is Donovan's competitor right now, and I wanted to help."

"You can help, but do you realize what you just did is illegal? Your actions will hurt Noelle!" Lucas said sharply.

He couldn't believe Xenia would go so far as to do something like this.

Then, he suddenly recalled something Frank had mentioned. "Could the surveillance footage from the coffee shop be real after all?"

"No, Lucas, it's not like that," Xenia quickly denied.

Lucas didn't want to hear her explanation. He grabbed her and said, "Go apologize to Noelle right now!"

had even been trying to dissuade

and she pleaded, "Lucas, I'm just doing this

Noelle found out, she would be finished. With Noelle's personality, she would

her in disbelief. "Are you saying Donovan told you to steal

doesn't benefit me at all." In her panic, Xenia dragged

stunned by the revelation. He never imagined Donovan would go this far. Given Donovan's character, it wasn't surprising, especially now that

half his fortune into this project just

people compete fairly anymore? Does Donovan really have to go as far as destroying Noelle?" Lucas felt

business or being in the spotlight. Besides, she's already offended the Merlocks. Her future

Lucas fell silent.

care about the

she'll realize how good the Liddell family is. Maybe then she'll stay on your team

Noelle really end up staying

you two sneaking around about?" Noelle's sudden appearance startled them