Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Ti Noelle blinked and saw the furious Eli standing in her room .

Beside him was Leia , who appeared concerned , though her eyes betrayed a gleam of sening satisfaction .

Leia was secretly thrilled .

She thought staying up all night with Eli had been worth it .

Last night , unable to sleep after siewing over Noelles recording , Leia had gone to the balcony for some air .

That was when she spotted a small figure sneaking out through the back door of the villa .

It was Noelle .

Drias heart leaped .

That shameless Noelle ! She speaks out in the dead of night .

If Mom , Dad , and the brothers find out , theyll definitely think shes up to no good and hate her even more , she thought But after weigh after weighing her options , Leia decided to tell only Eli After the recording incident , dragging the rest of the family into this would seem petty .

But Eli was openly biased against Noelle .

Telling him alone was perfect it made Leia look considerate for not spreading the news while turning Eli against Noelle .

A win win Now , Leia was eagerly waiting to see how Noelle would explain speaking out at 10 p.m.

and returning at 5 am But to Leias disappointment , Noelles face showed neither guilt nor panic .

Instead , Noelle blinked her wide eyes innocently and asked .

Eli Leia , why are you in my room without permission ! Thats not very polite , you Eli , already furious , nearly exploded .

Noelles calmness and deflection only his anger .

Cut the crap ! he growled , striding toward her .

His towering frame cast a shadow over her small figure .

What were you doing out in the middle of the night ? Dont you realize youre an Anderson heiress now ? Everything you do represents the family ! Do you want everyone to despise you even more than they already do by acting recklessly like this ? he asked .

Leia stepped forward , and her voice was soft and seemingly concerned .

be so hard on Noelle

sure she had a reason for going out

she just wanted to catch up with

friends ! Elis glare intensified

come back just before dawn ?

back to Noelle

Explain yourself ! Where were you l were you last night ? Who did you meet ? His anger wasnt

a shaky reputation with the family

out without a word , returning

Leia had discovered this in

family had caught wind of Noelles late

and the concerned Leia ,

Nick was

Noelle , are you are you mute

only deepened his

he wondered if Noelle had really been sneaking around with some m behind their backs Leia tried her

reckless out there ! I get th now that youre back with the Anderson family , you cant just act however you want , okay ?

that your past environment wasnt great , but Really ! Leias voice was alry , her disbelief thinly veiled

out all night ? She couldnt imagine any legitimate reason for Noell Noelle sneaking out like

pulled something out , and

1/2 to Leia .

you Dreame Read Bounce 9:25 AM c Chapter 16 Huh ? Leia blinked , caught off

amulet resting in her palm I heard the amulets from Saint Margarets Church on the outskirts

so I thought Id get one for you

Leias expression froze .

went out in the middle of the night for me ? she wondered Ell standing nearby , looked equally shocked

frowned at

saying you went out last night just to

had been prepared in advance

just in case they noticed Noelles

explanation Nicolas had coached her on , I heard that getting an amulet there early

got it , there werent any taxis around ,

got back so

had instructed Noelle to make herself sound as pitiful as

, her words had the desired effect

expression softened , his

your mind ! he scolded

you just tell me ? Why sneak off alone like that ? This reaction was exactly as Nicolas

, her face the picture of innocence As if delivering a well rehearsed line , she said

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