No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 346

Cedric watched Noelle calm down and asked, "What did Magnus say to you?"

"How did you know about this?"

Noelle was taken aback, feeling a little uneasy. Did Cedric notice something? She knew he was sharp, and it wasn't easy to hide anything from him.

At that moment, Cedric felt a bit uneasy. He wasn't sure exactly what Magnus had said to Noelle. He then steadied himself and said, "Don't take his words too seriously."

"I know."

Noelle had calmed down a bit. She drank some water and said, "I just asked him one thing, but he didn't respond at all."

"What did you ask?"

Cedric felt his breath catch. He didn't even get nervous during business negotiations, but this was different.

Noelle hesitated before looking at him. However, thinking that Cedric and Magnus probably had a good relationship, she wondered if he might know the answer.

Magnus must have withdrawn from the finals because of someone important.

Cedric looked at her seriously. "You don't trust me?"

"No, it's just... it's not really important. I just asked him if someone could make him withdraw from the competition during the finals."

Noelle suddenly felt like her question had been a little inappropriate. What was Magnus supposed to say to that?

Cedric found it odd. "Why would you ask something like that?"

"I was just... curious." Noelle didn't dare admit the truth.

Cedric recalled what Magnus had said earlier—it was no wonder the kid had been trying to get answers from him. He gave her a half-smile, amusement flickering in his eyes.

"You're not trying to figure out Magnus's weaknesses, so he'll withdraw from next year's competition, are you?"

"What nonsense is that? Do I look like the kind of person who would do that?"

Noelle hadn't thought of that at all. She would never resort to such underhanded tactics. Competitions should be won through ability!

How could anyone truly feel proud after winning with such tactics? However, after seeing Cedric's expression, she realized that Magnus must have misunderstood, too.