No longer a pushover

Chapter 316

Noelle applied the ointment, and Grace helped her with the patch on her back. Curious, Grace asked, "Who sent this ointment? Your boyfriend?"

"No. Just a friend," Noelle replied. She glanced at the book on the table, feeling like Cedric was mocking her. She picked up her phone again and transferred some money to him.

Cedric was puzzled and wrote, "No reward without merit."

After sending the money, Noelle waited for a while, but there was no reply, and it seemed that he had not accepted the money transfer.

The following day, she woke up, and the soreness in her body had doubled. But the area where she had applied the ointment felt much better.

Cedric had really guessed well. Noelle grabbed her textbooks and went downstairs with Grace, ready to attend class. But outside the dormitory building, she saw Lucas.

Lucas was tall and handsome, drawing the attention of several women. She took a glance and kept walking straight ahead, but she couldn't avoid him.

"Noelle, wait up."

I'm

too much of your time. I can wait until

very impatient. "Say

voice. "Xenia and I caused this whole thing. It has nothing to do with Frank. He invested half of his fortune in this project, and if he loses

begging for

cautiously. "I can make it up to you, but can

"And how exactly do you want me not to pursue

the organizers that Liddell Corporation didn't steal your idea, that we are family, and it was just a little

request! Only someone

don't mean anything

been listening, couldn't take it anymore. "Sir, have you thought about what kind of consequences Noelle would face if

and make

team election that day was obvious. She hadn't expected

at Noelle. "I know this request

you shouldn't have said it. But since you did, it