No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

Noelle had underestimated how shameless Wyatt could be. Had he been this shameless in her past life? Then again, Noelle hadn't interacted with him much then.

But Xenia was already with Justin and was desperately trying to marry into the Parham family. There had been no mention of any connection between Wyatt and Xenia.

Wyatt cursed. "Noelle, I'm still your brother! Why are you making such a fuss about paying for a meal?!"

"Do you think you're worthy of my money?" Noelle had no interest in wasting more time here. She turned and walked out of the private dining room.

Behind her, she heard Wyatt yelling at Lucas, demanding that he cover the bill, bringing up how he used to give Lucas allowance when they were kids and claiming it was time to pay him back.

Noelle couldn't help but laugh. She hadn't expected Wyatt to be this shameless. But she had her fill of amusement at Xenia's expense today.

Noelle was curious if Donovan would still tolerate Xenia and preach about family bonds and how blood was thicker than water after today's stunt. Honestly, she was looking forward to it.

As she reached the entrance of L Bistro, Noelle glanced up at the window of the private room where she and Cedric had dined last time. Back then, they had stood by that very window and kissed.

Just as she was lost in thought, a convoy of luxury cars pulled up by the roadside. Noelle was stunned. It seemed someone important was coming here to dine.

She instinctively shifted to the side. But before she could step away, a group of uniformed bodyguards exited the vehicles and walked directly toward her.

Surprise crossed her eyes. What was going on?

The bodyguards stood around her and spoke in unison, "Ms. Liddell, please get in the car."

Noelle's heart skipped a beat. "Did you get the wrong person?"

The men continued, "Ms. Liddell, Mrs. Greene specifically sent us to pick you up."

Mrs. Greene? Noelle immediately thought of her connection to Cedric. Emma must have figured out who she was after their encounter at the lift. She glanced at the bodyguards, quickly guessing why Emma wanted to meet her.

Just then, she received a message from Emma. "I sent the driver. Don't worry."

Seeing the message, Noelle hesitated before getting into the car. As she did, a familiar voice called out from behind. "Noelle, where are you going?"

She turned to see her family stepping out of the restaurant. Judging by Wyatt and Xenia's sour expressions, they had not enjoyed the end of that meal. But it seemed Noelle would never know who paid. noveldrama

Noelle ignored Lucas and let the car door shut behind her. As the vehicle pulled away, Lucas stumbled forward and then anxiously called Noelle. But she didn't pick up.

"Where did Noelle go, Lucas?" Xenia was seething jealousy as she watched the convoy disappear.

Those were expensive cars! Who had come to pick Noelle up?

Lucas frowned, worried. "I don't know. She didn't answer my call."

Wyatt, covered in food stains, maneuvered his wheelchair closer. He huffed. "Looks like we underestimated Noelle. No wonder she's acting all high and mighty. She must've found herself a powerful backer!"

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Xenia frowned. "But I've never heard of Noelle having any powerful connections... Could it be Mrs. Greene?"

Wyatt sneered. "Do you really think someone like Mrs. Greene would send a car for her? That brat isn't that important."

Xenia nodded. It did seem unlikely that Noelle had that kind of influence.

Lucas was still uneasy and quickly sent Noelle a message. "Whose car did you leave in? Call me if anything happens."

Noelle glanced at the message but didn't reply. There was no reason to tell the Liddell family about her ties to the Greenes.

Not long after, the car pulled up in front of a beauty salon.