No longer a pushover

Chapter 385

Noelle looked at Blake standing in front of her and snapped. "Move!"

But Blake didn't bulge. "I was wondering why you'd suddenly changed this much. Turns out you've got a man backing you. Have you no shame?"

Noelle coldly replied, "How am I shameless? Magnus and I are just friends."

"It's obvious to anyone that Magnus is into you after how he defended you earlier, but if Alfred finds out about what's going on between you and Magnus, won't he be furious?"

Xenia's words were meant to provoke. She hoped to see the panic on Noelle's face, but the latter remained unfazed.

Instead, Blake was stunned. "What do you mean, Xenia? What does she have to do with Mr. Parham?"

He had no idea about the events that had happened since he just returned.

"I heard from Donovan that apparently, Noelle and Alfred are very close. He even gave her shares in a small tech company."

Blake immediately understood. So it was a sugar daddy situation.

underestimated you. No wonder you're so bold now since you've

utterly disappointed that Noelle had stooped to such

turned icy. "I'll say this one last time.

done talking! Who said you could leave? If Mom and Dad knew about your disgraceful behavior, they'd be

Blake by the collar. "You're not

am I not worthy?

her in shock. He'd thought the previous incident was an accident, but now it was clear that

looked at the unfamiliar Noelle and

turned to Xenia, who instinctively stepped back in

and grabbed Xenia by the throat. Then, she slowly tightened her grip and uttered in a low voice, "Did you think you'd get away scot-free just because Frank took

me go! It wasn't my fault he

watched her squirm with a cold gaze. "Your joy won't last long. I'll make sure you lose everything until

been in her last

genuinely terrified. Since when did Noelle

let go, and Xenia fell to her knees gasping for breath like a fish on the

to his feet. "How dare you lay a hand on Xenia!