No longer a pushover

Chapter 360

Noelle walked over to the front of the desk. "I did find a small issue. We'll need to have a meeting later to fix it."

Cedric tapped the desk. "Come over and take a look. Let me see if the issue I found is the same as yours."

Was he testing it, too?

Noelle walked around the desk and moved to his side.

Cedric stood up and stepped aside to make room for her, then poured a glass of water and placed it beside her.

Noelle moved the mouse and glanced at the error he had identified. "It seems like you noticed the same thing. I wasn't entirely sure about it earlier."

She had to admit that Cedric was more skilled than she was in this area.

He leaned over to look at the computer. "Actually, this one's easy to spot..."

He placed one hand on the edge of the desk, calmly explaining the problem with patience.

At first, Noelle was focused on his explanation, but then she suddenly turned her head and noticed how close they were.

He had leaned in so close that it almost felt like he was enveloping her in a loose embrace.

For a moment, Noelle found it hard to concentrate. She grabbed the cup beside her and took a few sips, feeling slightly thirsty.

paused, glancing at the cup in her hand. "Are you

Noelle nodded.

"That's the

had used

she quickly set the cup down. "Then I'll pour you another

He acted as though the brief moment of awkwardness hadn't happened. "Let's go

up from the chair. "It's getting late. I should head back to the dorm, or I'll

had

glanced at the time. It was indeed getting late, and he remembered that the Yole University

drive you

office with Cedric and sat in the

Noelle felt a bit uncomfortable. She decided

you want to

that lawyer to handle the case. Did you know? Mr. Rodrick, the famous

calm. "Yes, I

the relationship between Alfred and

wealthy but didn't realize he had ties to the Greene family

a red light.

strange. He implied that

Justin had made about her

the truth couldn't

for a moment before