No longer a pushover

Chapter 354

Why couldn't Noelle give Lucas a chance to make amends?

Noelle smiled coldly. "You need to understand you're taking the fall for Xenia. It was Donovan who pushed you out to bear all of this, not me trying to send you in. They wanted you to go, to take on their sins."

Lucas' expression faltered, his lips turning pale.

He choked out, "I really want to make things right with you."

Noelle's disgust was palpable. Why couldn't these people be sincere? Was it necessary for them to pretend all the time?

She turned to glare at Lucas, unable to hold back her anger. "Fine, I'll give you the chance to make amends."

A flicker of surprise crossed Lucas' face. "How?"

"Go confess to the judge."

As soon as Noelle finished speaking, she saw Lucas' face freeze. He quickly averted his gaze, clearly guilty.

to make amends—a fake apology wrapped

asked, "What, you can't do

if I

me. After that, I won't

silent once

you

glared guilty at Noelle, then turned and

away,

complicated expression. "Noelle, how can your family be so

was no real apology, no sincerity in making amends. Everything had to come at

kind of family was

colleagues. "I'm used to it. I know exactly what kind of people they

and he said the lawyer would

nothing

walked in with her

they entered, Donovan and Lucas were already seated, with the lawyer beside them, organizing a thick stack