Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Nicoday was caught off guard when Noelle didnt try to persuade him Meckning in his leather chair with effortless charm , he twirled a pen between his long , elegant fingers while holding the phone in his other hand .

Taking a moment , he finally asked .

Elly babe , arent you going to convince me Convince you of what ? Noelle sounded genuinely confused .

Toad I cant come .

Shouldnt you try to change my mind ? he pressed , his tone light but trasing How would i do that ? Noelle replied carently .

Youre busy , I wouldnt want to bother you ? Nicolas arched an eyebrow , intrigued .

When did you become so considerate ? Tve always been considerate , she said , as if it were the most obvious thing in the world Nicolas didnt respond right away , thinking .

This life liar .

Shes one of the most stubborn , self centered people I know .

When did she start pretending to be so thoughtful He finally relented .

Alright , try a little harder to persuade me .

Who knows ? I might change my mind .

But Noelle wasnt playing along .

No need .

Mom and Leis are coming with me tomorrow .

Its fine if you dont come .

at caught Nacolas off guard .

I thought your family wasnt treating you well , right ? Why are you letting them tag along ? That i He recalled what hed learned about the Anderson family after Noelle entered their lives .

They hadnt exactly welcomed her .

On her arrival , most of the family had gone to the hospital to pick up Leia .

Eli , the only one forced to stay behind , had unceremoniously stuck Noelle in a storage room before heading to the hospital himself .

Their rejection of her was painfully obvious , what do y you mean ! Theyre treating me just fine .

, brushing it off

doesnt treat you well

Noelle thought for a second and grumbled

always mad at me every Nicolas sneered

He wasnt surprised .

arrogance and unwavering favoritism for Leia were well

family dynamit , making her a target of

steer clear

to deal with someone like that , Nicolas advised No

to work hard to make Damon

Nicolas frowned .

, Noelles return to the Anderson family was part of a mission earning her familys

she couldnt

related to her mission w was strictly c confidential

Nicolas assured she just craved

He chuckled softly .

Fine .

you

yourself , okay

then , a knock came at the door , followed by Elinvoice

, who are you talking to ? Noelle answered

of the line , Nicolas froze for a second , silently thinking , Babe , you really didnt need

have to end

Get some rest .

tomorrone Huh ? Noelle

he coming after all ! Didnt he say he was busy

could

already

Eli pushed the door open and stormed in , glaring at Noelle as she sat

put down her phone and shot him a

why do you keep barging in without knocking ? Thats so

that Cut it out , Eli snapped ,

on , stop

, her tone turning defensive , No reason

dont Eli said

oblivious to the idea that marriage couldnt

Noelle huffed

because he always took her seriously and looked out

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