No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 384

Xenia hadn't expected Magnus to have overheard the entire conversation that day.

She braced herself to say, "You've misunderstood, Mr. Greene. Noelle has always disapproved of us."

"With a family like you bunch of parasites, it's no wonder Noelle disapproves. Hell, even I do! Now get out of my sight!" Magnus rolled up his sleeves.

Xenia was reluctant to back down. "Noelle, Frank really wants to see you for the last time. Are you sure you're gonna be this cruel?"

Magnus grabbed a glass of champagne and splashed it on her. "Shut up."

Did Xenia think he couldn't see through her schemes? He despised such pretentious acts the most.

Xenia screamed. She wore an expensive new dress today, but she dared not lose her temper in front of Magnus for fear of offending the Greenes.

Instead, she turned to the man beside her and feigned weakness. Her protector indignantly stepped forward. "Magnus, don't think you can pick on anyone you like just because you have the Greene family to back you up!"

"Let me handle this."

Noelle walked over with a glass of champagne and fixed her gaze on Xenia. "Stop with the guilt trip. Stay away from me!"

Xenia hid behind her protector. She refused to embarrass herself in front of Magnus and had no choice but to retreat. She had to clean up her ruined dress.

After she left, Noelle set down the glass of champagne and looked at Magnus. "You didn't have to get involved."

Outsiders might be inclined to believe she was cold and unfeeling for not visiting Frank one last time.

"I can't stand bitches like her. Samantha's mother, Ruth, is one too, and she drives me nuts."

Magnus had disliked Ruth since he was a kid. But unfortunately for him, she was Emma's best friend, so he couldn't escape the Merlocks.

Plus, he ought to protect Noelle.

Michael approached and advised, "Don't let their words get to you, Noelle. The Liddells are clinging to you now because of your success. They're just trying to leech off you."

"Exactly. It's best that you avoid an emotionally manipulative family like the Liddells."

Noelle nodded at their words. "I understand." She had long made that decision and would stick to it for a lifetime.