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.

Xenia had simply stolen another one of

Xenia

scared and wanted to tell them where

one who took

And there were no witnesses. No one would believe Noelle, but Blake

Xenia. "You say Noelle pointed out Blake's location. Then why

"I... I tricked them and led

you do that?

His questioning made Xenia

I don't remember how did it! But Noelle was

Blake, that I was his

"Xenia, you still love lying, don't

didn't lie!" Xenia

did." Noelle's gaze locked onto Xenia. "The reason you 'can't remember' is because I was the one who led

forehead. "No, that's not it! I really don't remember!

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