No longer a pushover

Chapter 450

Magnus outright denied the rumors in his interview. "Cedric and Ms. Merlock never had any kind of relationship, let alone an engagement. That was all fabricated by the media. Cedric is already in a stable relationship with someone he likes."

The statement immediately went viral. Noelle glanced at the news-so it was true that Cedric had nothing to do with Laura.

Samantha had been running her mouth for weeks, bragging that Laura was about to get engaged to the Greene family's golden boy. Now, she would have to find another way to show off.

After lingering in the classroom for a while, Noelle and Grace finally left when most of the students had cleared out. As they walked outside, they spotted Samantha on a phone call, her face twisted in frustration.

"Tell those reporters to shut the hell up! Laura and the Greene family are already discussing their engagement-Magnus is just talking nonsense!"

She looked livid. After all, Magnus's statement had made her a laughingstock among her friends.

When Noelle walked past, Samantha quickly lowered her phone and forced a smirk. "Noelle, I bet you're laughing at me right now. But let me tell you-Magnus is full of shit. The Greene family will be announcing Laura's engagement soon."

Noelle's tone was indifferent. "Then congratulations in advance."

Samantha scoffed. "At least you know your place. Laura is Yasnia's top socialite- she grew up alongside Cedric. They were practically made for each other."

Samantha's words dripped with arrogance, as if she were trying to convince herself more than anyone else. Noelle did not bother responding and simply walked away.

Grace leaned in and whispered, "I heard Samantha is off the hook. The bullying case was dropped."

Wasn't there solid

In the end, another student took the fall for

phone. Those girls had been

back to what Donovan had told her-that the car that ran the red light years ago belonged to

been a scapegoat, and the real culprit had never

the Liddells' driver was also suspicious. Everything was tangled together, and Noelle's mind buzzed with

back then and if Sean could be connected to the

her thoughts. "Your phone's been

and saw Cedric's name. A small

over? I'm coming to

She suddenly remembered Cedric,

had mentioned taking her

somewhere after she was

vel

a strange sense of anticipation bubbled up

but

handle some team matters

"Alright. I'll come later."

a time with Cedric, Noelle noticed Grace staring at