No longer a pushover

Chapter 458

Noelle had figured out how to deal with the Liddells. She turned to look at Cedric and said, "Actually, there is something you can do."

"Just tell me what you need."

"I need you to always stand by my side. Even if I have to do stuff that's less than honorable to fight the Liddells one day, you have to stay with me no matter what."

There was a trace of unease in her eyes. Cedric flicked her forehead slightly. "Of course, I'm your partner in crime, am I not?"

Noelle smirked. "Not to the point of crimes. I'm a law-abiding citizen, after all."

After the workout, the two had dinner together.

Cedric sent Noelle back to school. As their car parked by the side of the road, he hesitated briefly before saying, "I have to go on a business trip in a couple of days, but I'll try to be back in time for your press conference."

"You don't have to. Just focus on your work. The PR team will handle everything; they're professionals, after all."

Noelle had never intended for Cedric to be involved in every aspect of her battles. She figured it was more appropriate to handle everything herself when it came to the Liddells.

as she entered the school before dialing Alfred's number. "Noelle will hold a press conference in a couple of days. If I can't make it back in

publicly deny the engagement with Ms. Merlock, isn't that a little too

of courtesy, and they never cherished

with Laura. He'd given the Merlocks multiple chances to clarify,

statement was a warning, and if the Merlocks still refused to back down, Cedric wouldn't hesitate to set the record straight

for a while, he ended the call when he

received an emoji reply from Cedric and set her phone aside. Noticing someone in the bathroom taking a shower, she glanced at Grace and asked, "Is the new

"Yeah, but she's... special."

bathroom. It was

Though she lowered her pace on purpose, it was clear her leg was injured or

her gaze and proactively greeting her:

Micah responded with a single cold and distant word.

Noelle wasn't particularly bothered.

later, Grace texted her. "She's not from our major, and I think she's a journalism student. The dorm supervisor wanted us to take care of her, but she doesn't seem to

it. We'll help if

morning, Noelle and Grace left for class together.