No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

Frank threw a punch at Donovan and said, "Then what about Noelle? She was hurt!"

Donovan's expression remained unchanged. "I'll make it up to Noelle for what she had suffered, and I'll make Gordon pay for what he did. But we can't call the police or make this public!"

Blake spoke up. "Now's not the time to talk about this. We're all men here, so it's not appropriate for us to stay around. Let's get Xenia over here."

Right after he finished speaking, Noelle opened the bathroom door and walked out. Everyone was stunned upon seeing her.

Frank immediately walked up to her and asked, "Noelle, are you okay?"

Noelle replied, "Yeah, I'm as fine as ever."

Blake looked at her in disbelief. "If you're in the bathroom, then who's the person on the bed?"

Donovan felt a bad feeling creeping up his heart. He walked over to the bed, lifted up the blanket, and saw Xenia's face. He took a step back from shock. "It's Xenia!"

Frank was confused. "What the hell is going on?"

Donovan stormed over to Noelle and questioned her angrily. "Did you do this?"

Noelle's gaze was filled with mockery as she walked up to the bed before slapping Xenia several times.

Donovan's expression darkened. "What are you doing?"

"I'm waking her up so that you can ask her your questions," she replied.

Donovan wanted to stop her, but as the blanket slipped a little further away, he hesitated and turned his eyes to the ceiling instead. "That's enough, Noelle!"

"Oh, it's definitely not anywhere near enough."

Blake and Frank also turned around. They exchanged glances as they realized the gist of the situation.

Eventually, Xenia woke up and shrieked when she saw Noelle. "What are you doing?!"

"I'm waking you up so that you can tell Donovan what really happened!" Noelle replied.

It was only then that Xenia realized that she was naked. She also realized that her body felt extremely uncomfortable. When she noticed the unconscious Gordon lying on the ground, disheveled, she almost lost her mind.

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It took her a long time to snap back to reality, her lips trembling as she stared at

Noelle. "Why did you do this to me?!"

Xenia finally realized that she had

fallen into Noelle's trap. Noelle's

gaze turned cold as she replied "You're just reaping what you sowed, Xenia. It's how you ended up n bed together with Gordon."

Xenia was livid. "I'm going to fucking kill you, Noelle!"

She reached out to try and strangle Noelle, but Noelle immediately slapped her away. She was no match for Noelle.

Xenia broke down and started sobbing uncontrollably. "Donovan! Noelle did this to me!"

Noelle smiled helplessly as she looked at her brothers, all with their backs turned. "Xenia isn't wearing any clothes right now, Donovan. It's best to stay calm, right?"

Donovan rubbed his temples in frustration and said, "Xenia, put on some clothes first."

Xenia's hands were trembling as she quickly dressed herself before throwing herself into Donovan's arms. "Donovan! You have to call the police!"

A look of disgust flickered in Donovan's eyes as he caught a whiff of Xenia's scent.

Noelle continued, "Calling the police is a no-go. Otherwise, everyone will learn about what happened in the Liddell family after all, and that would be nothing short of humiliating."

Xenia started crying even harder. "Is what happened to me less important than the Liddell family's reputation?!"

Donovan was at a loss for words.

Noelle's gaze was filled with

mockery, as she was simply

repeating the exact words he had

said just now. It was just being

reiterated now for Xenia instead of

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Donovan never expected that Xenia would be the one on the bed. It did not makenoveldrama

any sense, as the room was supposed to be Noelle's bedroom.

Donovan turned to Xenia in confusion. "Xenia, why are you in Noelle's room?"