No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 354

Why couldn't Noelle give Lucas a chance to make amends?

Noelle smiled coldly. "You need to understand you're taking the fall for Xenia. It was Donovan who pushed you out to bear all of this, not me trying to send you in. They wanted you to go, to take on their sins."

Lucas' expression faltered, his lips turning pale.

He choked out, "I really want to make things right with you."

Noelle's disgust was palpable. Why couldn't these people be sincere? Was it necessary for them to pretend all the time?

She turned to glare at Lucas, unable to hold back her anger. "Fine, I'll give you the chance to make amends."

A flicker of surprise crossed Lucas' face. "How?"

"Go confess to the judge."

As soon as Noelle finished speaking, she saw Lucas' face freeze. He quickly averted his gaze, clearly guilty.

So this was what they called wanting to make amends—a fake apology wrapped in insincerity.

Noelle smirked and asked, "What, you can't do it?"

Lucas looked embarrassed. "It's not that I can't do it, but if I go in, how can I make it up to you?"

"You going in is the greatest way to make it up to me. After that, I won't hold anything you did against me. How about it?"

Lucas fell silent once again.

At that moment, Donovan turned around and shouted, "Lucas, what are you standing there for? What's the point of talking to that ungrateful woman?"

Lucas glared guilty at Noelle, then turned and followed after Donovan, his steps heavy with defeat.

Noelle watched him walk away, her expression filled with mockery.