No longer a pushover

Noelle heard those words and turned to grab an exquisitely decorated ornament from the table. Then, she smashed it onto the floor right next to Xenia's feet.

Standing beside Donovan, Xenia chimed in, "Look, Donovan. Noelle's never been satisfied with my planning. Now she's even throwing things on the floor."

Donovan frowned. "The event is just a few hours away, Noelle. Why are you making a scene now?"

"Making a scene? I'm cleaning up Xenia's mess!"

Noelle stepped forward and yanked his tie. "Are you out of your mind? This is a charity sales event, not some extravagant or luxury dinner party. If people see this, they'll mock us, Liddells!"

Donovan's expression darkened as he finally realized something was off. Xenia hurriedly explained, "I didn't use that much expensive stuff, Donovan. The guests attending today are influential, and I just wanted to make sure the food and decorations are top-tier so they won't look down on us."

"Idiot!" Donovan rubbed his temples in frustration and could barely say a word.

Seeing his reaction, Xenia turned to Noelle. "See? Donovan is on my side."

Before Noelle could respond, Donovan exploded. "Xenia, is there anything in your brain besides vanity?

event, and it's inappropriate for

"I was only thinking about the

You planned this whole event and spent millions on it, but the charity sales event might

turned to Xenia and gawked at her.

two million. But those are necessities, you know..." Xenia started feeling

so many guests present at the site, he

making such a big deal out of it? She

this is exactly why I wanted to kick Xenia out, and that has nothing to do with Noelle. Stop blaming her for everything and get your facts straight before

was usually easygoing, was calling

"Noelle's temper is getting worse by the day. How is that

her breath on them and coldly instructed, "Change everything. We will not let this event turn into a joke. Also,

to do that?" Xenia immediately

it's a good thing Noelle caught it early, or the Liddell family would've ended up getting humiliated. Change your outfit and have Noelle handle the

was, she had no