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 .

,

treat you well ? Nicolas

Noelle thought for a second and grumbled

me

He wasnt surprised .

for Leia were well

, making her a target

clear

someone like that , Nicolas advised No way

hard to make Damon like me

Nicolas frowned .

love my y reasons , she said vaguely , avoiding further explanation In truth , Noelles return to the Anderson family

she couldnt tell

to her mission w was strictly

of her real motives , Nicolas assured

He chuckled softly .

Fine .

you want

okay ?

came at

, who are you talking to ?

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

like well have to end our chat

Get some rest .

the mall tomorrone Huh ?

, is he coming after all ! Didnt he say he was busy ? she

could

had already hung up

the door open and stormed in , glaring at

Nicolas ? Noelle put down her phone and shot

barging in without knocking ? Thats so rude

on that Cut it

, stop talking

? Noelle asked , her tone turning defensive ,

Eli said firmly

that marriage couldnt rest on

Noelle

because he always took her seriously and looked out for her

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