No longer a pushover

Chapter 318

"Frank, I regret it. What should I do?" Lucas faked a smile-he couldn't even bring himself to cry.

Frank hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He released Lucas and said, "I'll go find Donovan."

With that, he turned and walked away, determined to ask Donovan what had happened and why Donovan would do that.

Xenia stood alone, her forehead injury ignored. The lack of attention made her feel uneasy. If this had happened before, whenever she was hurt, her brothers would have never treated her this way.

Why was it different now? She had hoped to use a sympathy ploy to win back Lucas.

She cautiously glanced at him, purposely showing her injured forehead. "Lucas, I didn't mean what I said earlier-"

He trudged forward, not even sparing her a glance. She watched his retreating figure, her face showing a look of irritation beneath her previously pitiful expression.

it! The sympathy trick didn't work. She quickly gathered her emotions and dialed Justin's number, her voice filled with feigned distress and sobs as she said, "Justin, I

for her. Otherwise,

best option. He was foolish, wealthy, and easy to manipulate. Once she married into the Parham family and became

start selecting official members. They also had to

turned to her. "If you want to say something, just

that you're very talented. Some people's family

trying to comfort her. She responded coolly, "I stopped caring about the

now-her career and friends and no longer yearned for

tickets for the final aren't easy to

approved as long as they're from our base. I'll cover

good mood. If her Al project successfully went public, this small

everyone tries to get tickets

frugal. The team still hasn't found a sponsor, and we'll need money for