No longer a pushover

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?

filled with tears as she looked at him.

flinch. "I warned you a long time ago to clear things

girlfriend to get the

ears still ringing from

to see Laura's tear-streaked face—so different

once strutted into a café acting like the legal

it came to playing a part,

noticed Noelle's look and snapped bitterly, "Happy

were never engaged. I didn't start the

denied it either. So what does any of

replied.

shown up,

real."

have turned into a reality.

of Laura's wishful thinking had

"Cedric doesn't like you. How's that

ask him instead of coming after me—unless

your mind."

her

Cedric stepped in front

shielding her.

warning

not wrong. Even

existed, I still

engaged

from Laura's fingers and shattered

collapsed into complete

around. Everyone

the room looked completely

faces a

and awkward curiosity.

she could feel

louder than

around her.

front

blocking all