No longer a pushover

Chapter 327

Noelle appeared, holding the trophy with a look of amusement on her face.

Her tone was full of schadenfreude. "Lucas, this is your fault. Donovan is right, though."

Lucas stared at her in disbelief. "Noelle, you have the video, too. You should know it wasn't me who took it!"

"But Xenia said you two were in cahoots, right? Isn't that what you said, Xenia?" Noelle turned toward Xenia, who was hiding nearby. There was no way Noelle would let her stay out of this now.

Xenia, forcing herself to respond, said, "I... I didn't say that."

"If you didn't say that, you must have done everything. I can just sue you, right?"

"I didn't mean that!" Xenia's voice suddenly grew louder. She definitely didn't want to go to jail. She also didn't want to cause a rift with Lucas or have him blame her.

Noelle clicked her tongue. "So, you don't want to go to jail, but you're fine with letting Lucas take the fall, huh?"

"Noelle, do you have to push us this far?"

almost

all, your father helped the Liddell family. Donovan has always taught us to

times before, but they were always used to guilt trip

with a calm tone.

the same things before. His facial expression instantly changed.

them. But now, when those words were directed

knew all along? You should've dropped the lawsuit. You shouldn't have sued. Mr. Quigley did a favor for you, not

"That's not right."

saved me first, and when he went back to save Mom and

saving Mom and Dad, not me. You all owe Xenia, too, not just me." Donovan frowned. "You don't need to point out

career

sighed. "Lucas, look at you. Xenia's parents also helped you. How can you

I didn't

what you owe her! Can you really watch a young woman like her go to jail and ruin her whole life?

voice grew more earnest. "Didn't you all say that you're a close-knit family? Is

all things he had