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.

this was what they called wanting to make

"What, you can't do

looked embarrassed. "It's not that I can't do it, but if I go in, how can I make it up

is the greatest way to make it up to me. After that, I won't hold

fell silent

Donovan turned around and shouted, "Lucas, what are you standing there for? What's the point of talking to

at Noelle, then turned and

watched him walk away,

charge approached with a complicated expression. "Noelle, how can

to come at the expense

kind of family was

"I'm used to it. I know exactly what kind of people they are. Let's go, we should head

Alfred, and he said the lawyer would

that, there was nothing

in

time they entered, Donovan and Lucas were already seated, with the lawyer beside