No longer a pushover

For the sake of the Liddell family? Noelle threw a cup of Xenia and snarled, "She's only doing this for herself."

Xenia clutched her hand in grievance and seemed itching to protest but dared not.

Donovan immediately stepped forward to defend her. "How dare you resort to violence, Noelle. You're getting more out of control."

"Yeah, I am. What are you gonna do about it?" Noelle shot Donovan with an arrogant and defiant look as if warning him not to mess with her.

Donovan stared at her for moments and relented. If the situation escalated, Xenia's scheming or Noelle's retaliation would both be disastrous for the Liddell family.

He tossed the signed documents to Blake. "You've all grown wings now, huh? Let's see how far you'll actually go."

Noelle indifferently replied, "Don't worry. The company will go further than you've ever imagined."

To be honest, the entertainment company's revival was thanks to Blake's acting skills and the three successful scripts she'd written. Boiling in an awful mood, Donovan glanced at Xenia. "You know what to say to the police, don't you?"

"I do," Xenia mumbled. She could tell he was upset after Noelle's extortion, but she wasn't feeling any better either.

for Sean's reminder last night, she would've already fallen out with

stopped the assault, but she'd just stood by and watched. Xenia continued fuming at the thought that after she was assaulted by Gordon, everyone seemed keen to sweep it under the rug. Not only was Noelle not held accountable, but all her demands

from shock as she curled up on the

guilty?

was too afraid to say a word. If she provoked Noelle, the latter

stole from the Liddells

and looked at Noelle

"Not really."

have to be

me

too harshly. Noelle was nothing

off. "I'm going to the

you take

in the Liddell residence. She'd only suffer without Donovan

her outside, and she aggrievedly continued, "Maybe I should move out, Donovan. Staying