No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 295

"It hurts! My fingers are gonna snap!" Samantha cried in agony as Noelle continued bending her fingers.

Xenia rushed over and urged, "Let go, Xenia! So many people are watching!"

Noelle released her grip and dropped Samantha to the ground in an ungraceful heap.

Xenia quickly helped Samantha up. "Are you okay?"

Samantha's face was twisted with rage as she screamed hysterically, "What are you standing there for! Hurry up and snap the fingers of that country bumpkin!"

"Let's see who dares touch her!"

Frank strode onto the stage and turned to Samantha with an icy gaze. "Ms. Merlock, are you trying to assault in broad daylight? Do you want another trip to detention?"

Frank's emergence made Xenia visibly uneasy.

Samantha scoffed. "Who are you? Are you another one of Noelle's lovers?"

"You better watch your mouth. Noelle is my sister," Frank said.

"Isn't she an orphan? Where would she get a brother from?"

"She's not. Noelle is the daughter of the Liddells in Aldoria. She's just been keeping a low profile and has never shown it off," Frank solemnly stated.

Samantha seemed surprised. She blurted out, "But isn't Xenia the daughter of the Liddells? How did it turn into Noelle?"

Her eyes darted to Xenia, who'd always paraded herself as the daughter of the Liddells.

Xenia's carefully maintained facade began to crack. She turned to Frank and desperately pleaded, "People are watching, Frank. Let's talk about this in private, shall we?"

She couldn't expose the truth that she was just an adopted daughter. If word got out, her social standing in the elite circle would crumble.

She looked at Frank and stammered, "F-Frank, you…"

Why would he humiliate her like that in front of everyone? Why?

But Frank didn't bother to spare her a single glance. Instead, he turned to Noelle and carefully said, "I've made plenty of mistakes, Noelle. Now that I've reflected on them, I know I've hurt you deeply.

"I don't ask for your forgiveness, and I just want to make amends. I won't allow anyone to pick on you again."

Noelle indifferently responded, "Did you ever ask if I needed your help in any of this?"

"I saw you being mistreated and wanted to clarify your identity," Frank earnestly replied.

"See? You never asked what I wanted, and you assumed that everything you did was a way to make amends. In the end, you're the only one who ends up feeling touched."

Noelle had no intention of revealing her connection to the Liddells. But now thanks to Frank's self-proclaimed effort to protect her, her identity as the true daughter of the Liddells was known to all.