No longer a pushover

Noelle remained quiet and expressionless.

Donovan wanted to say more, but Frank stopped him and said, "Donovan, I think you should just stop talking. Didn't you say that Xenia's innocent? You should start thinking about how to explain that to Mrs. Greene later."

Xenia explained unwillingly. "I had no idea that she was Mrs. Greene!"

Frank had seen everything from the side and already knew what exactly had happened. "Even if she's not Mrs. Greene and was just an ordinary guest, she would still be a guest of ours!

"How could you call her an 'old hag' and treat her with disrespect? It's no wonder that Mrs. Parham says that our Liddell family lacks manners!"

Xenia was at a loss for words after being reprimanded thoroughly. She eventually turned to Donovan and said, "I didn't do any of it on purpose, Donovan."

"Xenia, how could you be so prejudiced against our guests? It's no wonder that Mrs. Greene did not think highly of you despite you having grown up together with all of us. Think about how Noelle handled the situation just now," Donovan replied.

He was still slightly shaken as he continued, "Luckily, Noelle had helped Mrs. Greene to take a rest at the lounge earlier. Otherwise, our entire family would be done for because of your actions, Xenia. How could you be so foolish?"

Xenia was on the verge of tears, but she did not dare to argue with Donovan.

then turned to Noelle, now with a much softer tone. "I'm leaving the charity sales event to you, Noelle. You must deal with Mrs. Greene appropriately,

Weren't you the one who believed everything Xenia had said? You told her to clean up the mess, didn't you? None of this was even my fault." Donovan's

to put aside our differences for now and focus on solving the problem at

already seen the mistakes

you a proper explanation after the event is

a good opportunity to strike. Her lips curled up as she replied, "I

move out if

had returned to the Liddell family.

a single

that, Xenia's expression sank.

she did not bring

origins? You were living in poverty before being adopted into the Liddell family. Have you

so hard to replace Noelle, all so that she would not have to go back

"That's enough. We'll discuss the matter after the event is over. Noelle,

a thing. He knew that despite her bad temper, she had