No longer a pushover

Chapter 605

Chapter 605

Noelle's response was downright brutal—and she did not even try to hide it.

Tommy immediately snapped, "What's wrong with you? Ms. Merlock is being

generous and asking you to give her some grace, and you actually have the nerve

to refuse?"

Noelle retorted, "You wanna kiss up to her, go ahead. But don't assume everyone

else is that desperate."

Tommy's face turned red with rage. "Who the hell do you think you are? Just

because you slept with Mr. Greene a few times, you think you're some kind of

queen? Ms. Merlock is the one he's actually engaged to. You're nothing more than

a side chick!"

"Shut up!" Cedric's punch landed hard, with zero hesitation and even less mercy.

His voice was icy as he stared Tommy down. "Let me make this perfectly clear:

I've never had any engagement with the Merlocks. The ones who keep spreading

that rumor better get ready to face the consequences."

The room went dead quiet.

Laura could barely hold her composure. She had genuinely believed Cedric would

protect her dignity—after all, they had known each other since they were kids.

Yet, he just publicly shut down the engagement rumor as if it meant nothing. Did

he not care that she would become the joke of their entire social circle? Why

would he humiliate her like this?

eyes filled with tears as she looked at him.

"I warned you a long time ago to

girlfriend to

ears

time to see

into a café acting like the

playing a

look and snapped bitterly,

never engaged. I didn't start

it either. So what does any of this

replied.

hadn't shown up, he and I might've

real."

turned into a

wishful

did not appreciate being blamed. "Cedric doesn't like you. How's

ask him instead of coming after me—unless

your mind."

toward her

in

her. He

a warning glare

not wrong.

existed,

engaged to

slipped from Laura's fingers and shattered on the floor. Her

collapsed into complete

glanced around.

the room looked completely

faces a mix

and awkward

could feel was

than

around her.

front of her

blocking all the

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