No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 213

At times, what one feared most was what came to pass. When Cedric saw the middle-aged man suddenly appear, he felt a surge of anger. Instead, he kept his composure, nodded briefly, and quickly led Noelle out of the restaurant.

After walking a few steps, Noelle glanced back and noticed the middle-aged man was already gone.

She turned to Cedric in confusion. "Who's that man?"

"I don't know him," Cedric replied.

"He called you Mr. Greene," Noelle said, eyeing him suspiciously.

Cedric's heart skipped a beat. How should he explain this?

After a moment, Noelle seemed to have an epiphany. "Perhaps he's someone Maple Enterprise used to work with. Since the investment summit, a lot of companies have been reaching out to us for collaboration."

Noelle assumed the man had come to discuss a partnership with Cedric.

Cedric realized she misunderstood it, but he didn't correct her. Instead, he played along. "The project does have a good future."

"It's more than good—it's incredibly promising! Once it's applied to autonomous vehicles and becomes widespread..."

Noelle trailed off mid-sentence, suddenly realizing she had let something slip. Had she just exposed herself?

Cedric glanced at her. "You seem to know quite a bit about this industry."

His team had conducted thorough research and concluded that this field held great potential. However, most people remained skeptical, dismissing it as an unreliable and emerging sector. He hadn't expected Noelle to possess such sharp and unique insights.

The two of them eventually arrived at Noelle's new house.

She opened the shoe cabinet and chuckled. "I just realized I don't have any shoes for you. Would you mind wearing mine for now?"

When she checked her phone, she noticed several missed calls. The numbers weren't saved, but she recognized it as Frank's. Just then, another call came through, but she simply hung up.

He sent a message. "Noelle, I'll make sure to clarify the situation with the police about Xenia's injury, so don't worry. Even if the footage is broken, I'll testify for you."

Noelle glanced at the message, then placed her phone face down on the table. She didn't need Frank to help explain anything in her stead.

Besides, Xenia was too guilty to pin the blame on her. Noelle figured Xenia must be smart enough to realize she would be in trouble if the footage was restored.

Cedric glanced at her phone. "The Liddells?"

"Yeah," she said, "In Donovan's eyes, I'm the one who pushed innocent Xenia down, so he'll probably try to settle things with me."

Cedric's gaze darkened. "What did he say?"