No longer a pushover

Chapter 429

Xenia paled and didn't know how to respond. She trembled. "I didn't say anything! Stop accusing me!"

What should she do? She was doomed if Blake found out the truth.

Seeing Xenia's guilty expression, Noelle pieced together what had happened. She looked at Blake. "I remember when those thugs outside targeted you for revenge. You almost died in that alley."

Blake's eyes lit up with rage. "So you finally remember? Don't you feel guilty at all?"

Noelle sighed. "Why should I feel guilty? I ran out of the alley to get help for you. That's when I ran into Xenia, but the gang found us. They threatened us to reveal your location."

Blake's expression darkened. "Noelle, you were the one who told them where I was, right?"

"No," Noelle replied coldly. "The one who told them was Xenia, not me. If I hadn't stopped her and led them in the opposite direction, you'd be dead by now."

It all came back to Noelle now. After that incident, Blake's attitude toward her worsened while his relationship with Xenia grew. He even defended her

constantly.

stolen another one of her brothers.

Xenia sharply.

Noelle was scared and wanted to tell them

into the alley and found you. I was the one who took you

no witnesses. No one would believe Noelle, but Blake

Xenia. "You say Noelle pointed out Blake's location. Then why didn't

"I... I tricked

pressed. "Oh? And how exactly did you do that? What was Noelle

His questioning made Xenia

was scared and ran away. She even

that I was

"Xenia, you still love lying, don't

lie!" Xenia shook her

Xenia. "The reason you 'can't remember' is because I was the one who led the gang

admitted it. Cold sweat beaded on Xenia's forehead. "No, that's not

Xenia, then turned to Noelle. "There's no proof of what happened back then. Do you expect me to