Chapter 83

Chapter 83 0 Downstairs , in the living room , Noelle sat on the sofa beside Kimberly , engrossed in peeling walnuts .

The shells were tough , requiring a tool , but Noelle had no trouble .

With one hand , she cracked two at once with a sharp crack , effortlessly breaking the nuts apart .

Eli watched in disbelief .

Holy crap … Is she some kind of superhuman ? Damon , sitting on the other side of the room , explained to his parents what had happened at school when Eli revealed Noelles identity .

This is what happened .

I thought it was important to fill you in , Damon said .

Kimberly paused , thoughtfully .

No wonder Leia has been off lately .

This must have hit her hard her emotions are sensitive , and suddenly revealing her identity like that was a big blow .

Kimberly turned to Eli , disapproving .

Eli , what were you thinking ? That was reckless .

Eli shot back , looking up at his mother , Mom , what else was I supposed to do ? Everyone at school was spreading rumors that Noelle was an illegitimate child .

If I hadnt stepped in , Noelle wouldnt be able to survive there ! And if she really was an illegitimate child , doesnt that make Dad the adulterer ? This could tarnish the Anderson familys reputation ! At the mention of the familys reputation , Vincent , who had been quietly listening , raised his head and spoke up .

Hes right .

This rumor is ridiculous , and it needs to be cleared up .

Kimberly sighed .

True , but Leias the one suffering here .

Eli , not agreeing , shot back , How is Leia suffering ? Weve given her everything she could want shes lived like royalty in the Anderson family .

No ones treated her unfairly .

If anyones suffering , its Noelle ! Eli continued , his voice rising .

Shes been on her own all this time , only to come back and be called an illegitimate child , bullied and ostracized .

Whos thinking about her feelings ? Huh ? Noelles ears perked up .

She looked up at Eli with a surprised and delighted expression .

you really care about how I feel ? Im so touched … Eli , though , wasnt

made him want to pull his hair out

be a sweet brother sister moment , but something about the way she looked at him

exasperated , and

crack your walnuts

leaned back

that things have come this far , Noelles identity is pretty much out

time we officially introduce her

her husbands pained expression

is your head bothering you again ? Yeah , probably didnt get enough rest

chronic headaches ,

, curious , raised an

taking all these meds , how come it still hurts ? Damon , serious as always

some

wont fix that

refuses to

thought for a moment before offering , Dad , would you like me to give you a

? Vincent hesitated

the skeptic , quickly interrupted ,

make his condition worse with

Eli had every reason to be concerned

bare hands ,

last thing his fragile dad needed was a rough

, saying , Im a professional masseuse , you know ? Master masseuse , ever heard

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fewer than 20 Master masseuses in

a Master masseuse give them a massage is no ordinary person theyre

? Eli

to be considered a pro master masseuse refers to seasoned experts , not kids like you ! Noelle

underestimate me , Eli

, rolling up her sleeves with

just wait

my technique is ! Vincent , seeing the look of

give it a

grinned and pressed her hands to Vincents head , expertly massaging his pressure

anxious , leaned

, hows she doing ? Is she being too rough ? Its not too

good , Vincent replied , his furrowed

an eyebrow at Eli , then turned to Vincent

there are tons of

wonders

better than

to take medicine if we can avoid it , Vincent agreed , his voice now calm and

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