No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 328

"Noelle, you..."

"Donovan, let me finish. Aren't you always the fairest and most just? As the head of the Liddell family, you should be the one to stand up and take responsibility now."

Noelle looked at Donovan, her voice heavy with sarcasm. "After all, you're a close-knit family. How can you bear to watch your siblings turn against each other and go to jail? Donovan, you're too selfish."

She wanted him to stop pretending to be the good guy; he was involved, too.

Donovan's facial expression changed. He had never considered that he might need to take responsibility.

No one spoke at that moment.

Noelle's throat was dry from talking, and she hugged the trophy. "Come on; say something. Didn't you all teach me this before? Why won't you do the same now that it's your turn? You're being too selfish!"

In the past, when they guilt-tripped her, they sounded so righteous. They almost wanted to carve "blood is thicker than water" on her face. But now, when it came time for them to live up to their words, they couldn't do it.

What a bunch of hypocrites!

Noelle's gaze was cold; today, she would expose their hypocritical faces for everyone to see.

Xenia's face turned pale. She knew Noelle had no good intentions. It was all a trap. Noelle was waiting for her to fall into it. She wanted to use this incident to drive a wedge between Xenia and her brothers.

Xenia's voice trembled, and she looked at Donovan. "Donovan, I caused this mess myself. I'll take responsibility for it. I don't want you or Lucas to bear it for me."

If she didn't act fast, it would all be over. Noelle's move to sow discord was too ruthless.

Donovan's expression darkened. He didn't expect Noelle to drag him into this.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Xenia, don't worry about this. It has nothing to do with you."

Noelle smiled and chimed in. "Exactly, Donovan is comforting you. He must be willing to take the fall for you, right?"

"Noelle, do you hear yourself? Is that even something a person would say?"

Noelle kicked over a trash can, her eyes icy. Her tone was mocking. "Oh, so now you realize these aren't things a person would say?"

They had said these every day in the past!

Donovan suddenly lowered his gaze, unable to meet Noelle's eyes.

She walked over, closing in with each step. "Go ahead, Mr. Donovan. You always act like the head of the family and always talk about how family is everything. Why are you quiet now?"

She grabbed his collar, and her tone was malicious as she said, "Cat got your tongue, or are you too ashamed to speak?"

She wanted him to continue with his righteous words.