No longer a pushover

Chapter 447

Noelle almost laughed when she heard Blake's words. She thought the Liddell brothers really were all the same. Even their half-assed apologies came from the same mold.

She replied calmly, "How I explain things to Mom and Dad when I visit their graves has nothing to do with you."

She had often wondered-back in her past life, when she died such a miserable death, and Xenia took her place as the Liddells' precious daughter, were their parents rolling in their graves from sheer rage?

Maybe it was their spirits watching over her, giving her a second chance at life.

Blake's tone turned frustrated. "Noelle, I've already explained everything. It was just a misunderstanding! I even punished Xenia for you you saw how badly beaten she was today. What else do you want?!"

Noelle recalled how Xenia had shown up in long sleeves and pants-rare for her, considering she usually loved flaunting her legs in dresses. It finally dawned on her that Xenia was covering up her injuries.

Her voice was laced with mockery as she said, "And you think that makes us even? After everything I've suffered over the years? Xenia got off easy."

"Then tell me how you want revenge. I'll do it for you."

"That depends on how sincere you are about making peace."

Noelle hung up after that. She was curious just how far Blake was willing to go for a so-called reconciliation.

in again. She would definitely switch to another phone for

Xenia's conversation with Sean. But even that would not have been enough-since Sean had been using a burner number, Xenia could

biggest fear was

mirror, filled with regret.

lay a hand on Noelle? If he had held back that day, none of this would have happened, and he would not be stuck with

and dialed Xenia. "Frank needs

revenge, he would give her one. After all, this was all Xenia's

...

when she saw Blake's name pop up on the screen.

pulled her into his arms, comforting her. "Why are you

He wants me to bring food to Frank, but I know that's just an excuse. He wants to hit

Noelle and expose Blake? That way, he won't be able

can't. No matter what, I grew up in the Liddell family-I won't betray them like that." She sniffled, then looked at him expectantly. "Why don't

as Justin was with her,

"It's not that I

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