No longer a pushover

Chapter 311

Noelle wondered if he was staying with the company. She thought about what he had said earlier regarding the future prospects. Would they be working on this project together?

Cedric's cool voice cut through her thoughts. "Am I not welcome?"

Standing at the head of the conference table, he looked composed, but a subtle intensity gleamed in his eyes.

Noelle snapped out of her daze. "Of course, you're welcome. It's just..."

"Just what?" he pressed.

"Just unexpected," she admitted. She couldn't help but wonder why he had suddenly decided to change jobs and come to Yasnia.

In her past life, Cedric hadn't stayed a school doctor for long, either. He had likely resigned and joined Maple Enterprise to start his own business.

Now that she thought about it, Cedric's life path hadn't really changed. The one who had changed was her.

She couldn't help but think of the account Cedric used to play on. If they hadn't met in the infirmary, it seemed unlikely that he would be using an alternate account to play games. She then realized that the person playing on that account before might very well have been Magnus.

he had always refused when she suggested meeting him. He must have been

watched her leave, picked up a pen, and signed his name on the contract.

setting her up with a future

quietly backing it, the project

multimillionaire partner in no time, and she

big deal," Cedric said, staring at Noelle's delicate handwriting on the

was keeping her distance from him. Before the accident, Noelle had been so

contract in the safe and coldly

been at the scene today, he knew what had happened. Yet, he hadn't expected Noelle to plan everything herself.

to practice boxing. However, her punches lacked their usual precision. Her mind kept wandering to

Yasnia. She had assumed that they wouldn't have many chances to meet

said, "Noelle, you're off

floor. "I'm just a

day. Do some

and got ready to head to the team's base for a meeting. After all,