No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 519

Noelle's gaze was filled with mockery as she watched Xenia being pushed away by Brittany. It was apparent that Xenia's usual pitiful act could not work on Brittany.

Donovan turned to Xenia and said, "Come here, Xenia. Help us take photos of everyone."

Since Xenia had already offended both Emma and Brittany, he felt it was best for her not to join the group photo session and make things worse. For Xenia, seeing that Donovan did not even speak up for her only deepened her resentment toward the Liddell family.

She felt that they were treating her however they pleased simply because she was not their own flesh and blood. She believed that if Noelle had taken her place, things would definitely be different.

Xenia's heart grew resentful and unwilling. She held up the camera and watched as Donovan walked over to stand beside Noelle. It almost made her want to smash the camera to the ground.

She felt that Donovan standing right next to Noelle meant that he was now standing on her side, both literally and metaphorically.

Xenia planned the charity sales event. She believed that she should have been the center of attention, but Noelle stole that from her.

Frank spoke up with a threatening tone. "You'd better do things right, Xenia. If you were to offend the Greene family and drag our entire family down with you, even Donovan would have no choice but to kick you out."

She had no choice but to swallow her anger and take the photos. Once the group photo session was over, the event had also officially come to an end. Emma was still surrounded by a group of people eager to curry favor with her.

Noelle noticed that Emma was not interested in dealing with the crowd, so she approached Emma and said, "Mrs. Greene, let me take you to the lounge for a rest."

Emma could tell that Noelle was trying to help her out of the situation and happily agreed. "Sure, thank you."

Noelle then led Emma and Brittany to the lounge. She even had someone buy desserts specifically from Brittany's favorite brand and arrange them on the table. The rest of the Liddells also followed after them into the lounge.

Brittany picked up a piece of dessert from the table for a bite before turning to Noelle. "Noelle sure is a well-mannered lady, unlike a certain someone that was adopted."

Xenia, who was standing beside Donovan, immediately turned pale.

Donovan spoke up politely. "Mrs. Parham, Mrs. Greene, it's true that Xenia was not being thoughtful just now. I'll have her apologize to both of you."

Xenia immediately stepped forward, hoping to leave a good impression by making amends.

Brittany sneered and said, "Tsk, tsk. I wonder if the Cantrell family knows what kind of people the Liddells are like. It's making me feel embarrassed just looking at them."

Emma chimed in. "I agree. The Cantrells must have misjudged in choosing their son-in-law. Why hasn't anyone from the Cantrells arrived yet? Could it be that they heard about what happened earlier and felt too ashamed to show up?"

Donovan's expression sank as he realized that none of the Cantrells had appeared for the charity sales event.

He walked up to Xenia and whispered, "Xenia, I know that you've always been an obedient and sensible younger sister, but I need you to listen to me this time. I'll make it up to you, I promise."

He could not let the Cantrells form any negative opinions about the Liddells, no matter what.

Noticing his expression, Xenia finally bent down to pick up the dessert before placing it into her mouth. She took a small bite and then spit it out immediately as if she had just tasted poison.

She then turned toward Noelle, her voice choking up. "Is this enough?"