NovelBookAs Noelle reached the doorway, Donovan chased after her and shouted, "Stop right there, Noelle!" Noelle had no intention of arguing any further. "There's no reason forto say now that your words meant nothing." His expression changed slightly as he immediately cup with a lie. "I must have misheard what Xenia said just now, which causedto misunderstand that you were the one that hurt her." He could not afford to take responsibility for what would happen to Blake and Lucas if Noelle were to leave now. Noelle smirked and asked, "Did you really mishear things? Or did someone deliberately lie to you?" Donovan's tone turned softer. "Does it matter?" "Of course it does. You guys always loved to sweep everything under the rug and call it a day, and I'm no longer a fan of that. Everything should be made clear as day," she replied.
As soon as Noelle finished speaking, Blake pulled Xenia forward with him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe then glared at Xenia and said, "Tell us exactly what you said to Donovan just now. Repeat it, word for word." Xenia felt extremely guilty as she glanced at Donovan. "Donovan, I never said that it was Noelle who hit me." Donovan felt wronged in that instant. Although Xenia had not explicitly stated who had hurt her, her tone suggested that Noelle had done it.
Donovan thought for a while and then turned back to Noelle. "Well, I was the one who misheard things. Is that good enough?" Blake explained, "Donovan, you should apologize to Noelle since you misheard the details. " Frank walked over and chimed in as well. "That's right, Donovan. It's your own mistake to assthat Noelle was wrong. Noelle suffered a lot because of our prejudice against her. We can't let history repeat itself." Donovan looked visibly reluctant to apologize, as he was the eldest brother in the family.
Noticing his hesitation, Xenia explained, "Donovan did nothing wrong! It was my fault for misleading him and causing all of this misunderstanding. Letapologize instead." Donovan felt relieved when he saw Xenia take responsibility for her actions. He had been rather upset with her before.
As Xenia put up her usual pitiful act and approached Noelle, Noelle suddenly raised her hand and slapped Xenia across the face. Xenia was stunned.
Noelle casually rubbed her wrist and said, "Since you're apologizing, it means that you've admitted to your mistakes. This slap is a little punishment for your own good." Xenia shrieked, "For my own good?!" "Of course Your vague and misleading words can easily cause misunderstandings. It's not a good habit to have. I'm kindly helping you correct it, so you should be thanking me," Noelle replied. ' She then helped Xenia up and continued in a pretentious tone, "It's best not to talk like that again, okay? I really don't want to punish you." Xenia felt a chill running down her spine as she stared at Noelle's gentle expression. She felt that Noelle was even more terrifying like this. She could only wonder what Noelle was actually planning.
Xenia hurriedly turned back to Donovan. "Donovan!" Donovan cleared his throat and replied, "Noelle's right. She even helped you back up. It shows that she still wants to get along with you." Xenia was flabbergasted. She felt that Noelle's behavior was anything but trying to get along with her. But now that Donovan had spoken, she did not dare to say anything else.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNoelle let go of Xenia's hand and deliberately wiped her own hand on Xenia's clothes.
Xenia's face turned red from anger. She could tell that Noelle was doing all of this on purpose and that Noelle was just pretending to return to the Liddells so that she could take everything away from her,
The group soon returned to the living room, and Gordon approached them. "Mr. Donovany shall we serve dinner E now?" Noelle's gaze turned cold when she saw Gordon, realizing that he had also cto Yasnia. Gordon noticed her gaze, but he did not dare to meet her eyes.
As everyone started taking their seats, Noelle saw Xenia casuallyn pulling out a chair, and she Land so immediately sat down on it. "Thanks, Xenia." Xenia snapped at her. "That's my seat!" "Is that so? But I just so happen to prefer this seat for dinner." Noelle showed no intention of moving away.
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