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.

had simply stolen another one of

turned to Xenia sharply.

not what happened! Noelle was scared and wanted

and found you. I was the one who took you to the hospital!"

passed. And there were no witnesses.

pointed out Blake's location.

stammered, "I... I tricked

exactly did you do that? What was Noelle

His questioning made Xenia

don't remember how did it! But Noelle was scared and ran

to Blake, that I was his

"Xenia, you still

didn't lie!" Xenia shook her

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

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

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