No longer a pushover

Chapter 386

Noelle glanced at Magnus' glasses. "You've been wearing those sunglasses all night. Is this your signature look or something?"

"Ahem, yeah! It's just for style! Pretty stylish, huh?" Magnus awkwardly adjusted his sunglasses and struck a cool pose.

Grace enthusiastically played along. "So cool!"

The group exited the venue.

Noelle and Grace got into a cab and left, while Magnus stood there waving as the cab drove off.

Michael walked over with a complicated expression. "Magnus, you have feelings for her, don't you?

Magnus had been glued to Noelle's side all evening and acted like a protector. Anyone could notice his unusual behavior.

"Nonsense! She's my future sister-in-law!"

"Your sister-in-law? So I wasn't mistaken when I saw her in Aldoria with Cedric, was I?" Michael had always assumed he'd been mistaken.

was piqued. "What was Cedric

I wasn't certain it was him." Now Michael was clear that it had been

eyebrow and asked, "What about those long-standing rumors about Cedric being engaged

false, how could they have lasted

mom's wishful thinking. Cedric never acknowledged it, and she thinks he'll give in

could change his

grabbed his sunglasses. "Who

snatched them back and quickly put them on. "Cedric of course!" Cedric had punched him under the pretense of training and checking his

a thought

Cedric's identity. He blamed Cedric for the countless beatings he endured and felt it was only fair to warn

Noelle had left, all Magnus could do was text her. "I have something very important

confess the truth

in the cab. She couldn't figure out what

"I think Magnus might have

"You noticed too?"

side all night, helped smooth things over, and made sure no one

coming on. She didn't have feelings for Magnus. Though she wasn't sure if he was the man