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 .
said lightly , brushing it off
think doesnt treat you well ? Nicolas
time he sees me Of course ! Noelle thought for a second and
always mad at me every Nicolas
He wasnt surprised .
arrogance and unwavering favoritism for Leia were well
dynamit , making
steer clear of him
,
work hard to make
Nicolas frowned .
further explanation In truth , Noelles return to the Anderson
couldnt
her mission w was strictly c
of her real motives , Nicolas assured she just craved her familys approval
He chuckled softly .
Fine .
what you
yourself , okay ? okay
at the
are you talking to ?
, Nicolas froze for a second , silently thinking , Babe , you really didnt need to be that honest 9:25 AM d Chapter 21 He sighed lightly , then said with a resigned
like well have to
Get some rest .
the mall tomorrone Huh ? Noelle blinked in surprise
is he coming after all ! Didnt he say he
could ask
had already hung
pushed the door open and stormed in , glaring at Noelle as she sat on
you just talking to Nicolas ? Noelle put down her phone and shot
why do you keep barging in without knocking
work on that Cut it out
stop
, her tone turning defensive
Eli said firmly
his looks , oblivious to the idea that marriage couldnt rest on appearances alone might feel
, Noelle huffed , clearly annoyed
liked Nicolas because he always took her seriously
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