No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

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"Noelle, are you mad at me? I'm just giving you some advice as I'm worried that that man will trick you," Xenia said.

Noelle collected her gaze and said impassively, "Please keep your insincere kindness to yourself." She was well aware that Xenia intended to ruin her reputation. Fortunately, she also had no intentions of being involved with the playboy before her.

With that said, she turned around and headed toward her school with her bag on her shoulders. Her face was emotionless, but her presence was overwhelming.

Everyone around them immediately parted ways for Noelle to pass through.

After all, Noelle was now famous after successfully pulling off a 12-hit combo during the gaming match. She was the esports industry's new fan favorite.

A number of esports teams were hoping to recruit Noelle to join their team. However, because she was from the Liddell family and was Lucas' sister, not a single team dared poach her. She also gained a lot of admiration due to her rapid improvement in academic results and her gaming skills.

Once Noelle left, the whispers from the crowd grew louder.

Xenia bit her lips, turned to Justin, and said gently, "Are you Justin Parham? Noelle just has a big temper. Don't take it personally."

He asked, "Does she often stay out all night?"

"She doesn't stay out all the time. After all, our family is quite strict with her. However, she's been getting close with one of our school doctors. It caused an argument with our family, causing her to stay out all night."noveldrama

Xenia looked anxious as she added, "Justin, don't spread what I just told you around. It won't be good for Noelle's reputation."

Justin watched Noelle's retreating figure. The look in his eyes had clearly changed.

Meanwhile, Xenia lowered her gaze as a hint of malice flashed across her eyes.

When Noelle arrived at her classroom, several boys had also made their way there to peek at her.

The minute she sat down, she noticed that there were many more love letters on her table than the last time. She briefly glanced at them before collecting them and throwing them into the trash.

Several loud wails came from outside the classroom.

"She didn't even read your love letter before throwing it in the trash."

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"My letter wasn't the only one that had been thrown into the trash. Yours got thrown, too!"

The noise grated on Noelle's nerves as she did not have time to deal with such trivial things.

Xenia was immediately uncomfortable when she entered the classroom and noticed the stack of love letters. She used to be the most popular girl in their class, but Noelle had surpassed her popularity completely. She had never expected such a thing to happen. During their break, Noelle felt like her stomach was aching. So, she went to the restroom. After some quick calculations, she assumed that her period was coming, causing her cramps to act up again.

When she emerged from the restroom, Xenia walked up to her and asked, "Noelle, what do you think of Justin?"

Noelle's tone was indifferent as she replied, "We're not close, so I wouldn't know."

Xenia said, "But I think Justin is a good man...'

"Can you stop being so annoying? If you like Justin so much, you can always make the first move. You don't have to come up to me with all that jealousy." Xenia's eyes turned red. "That wasn't what I meant to do."

One of Xenia's followers immediately retorted, "Noelle, did you really think that Justin has fallen for you? The Parhams are way out of your league."

Noelle chuckled. "If the Parhams are out of my league, then who else is in their league? People like you?"

The students around them nodded after listening to Noelle's retort.

Someone said, "That makes sense. After all, Noelle is the true daughter of the Liddell family, and Xenia is just an adoptive one. They aren't in the same league." Another person quickly replied, "That's enough. Don't let them overhear you.

Noelle did not care and turned to leave.

On the other hand, Xenia lowered her head. Her expression was filled with hatred. She had

done everything she could to replace Noelle and refused to give up on the man she loved.

Once school ended, Noelle walked toward the gate and realized that there was an even larger crowd than in the morning gathering.

She frowned as an ominous crept up her heart.

Walking past the school gates, she immediately saw Justin leaning against his car with a

bouquet. There were even candles that had been arranged to spell out her name.

"Noelle!"

"Say yes!"

The crowd began to shout when they saw her.

Noelle immediately turned to grab the fire extinguisher by the guard station and walked toward Justin. Then, she aimed the fire extinguisher at the candles and put them all out.