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

anyone you think doesnt treat you

he sees me Of course ! Noelle thought for a second and grumbled , Damon ,

at me every Nicolas sneered

He wasnt surprised .

for Leia were

arrival had obviously disrupted the family dynamit , making her a target

clear of

with someone like that , Nicolas advised No way Noelle said firmly

going to work hard to make

Nicolas frowned .

Noelles return to the Anderson family was

she couldnt tell

mission w was

real motives , Nicolas assured she

He chuckled softly .

Fine .

what you want

push yourself , okay ? okay Noelle

knock came at the door , followed by Elinvoice

you talking to ? Noelle answered

thinking , Babe , you really didnt need

have to end our chat here

Get some rest .

Huh ?

coming after all ! Didnt he say

she could ask

already

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

you just talking to Nicolas ? Noelle put

, why do you keep barging in without knocking ? Thats

need to work on that Cut it out , Eli snapped

stop talking to

? Noelle asked , her tone turning defensive , No reason

dont Eli said

to the idea that marriage couldnt rest on appearances alone might feel giddy

so bossy , Noelle huffed ,

always took her seriously

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