No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

Lucas deeply regretted it now. He should have listened to Donovan earlier; if he had, he would not have fallen for Xenia's trick yesterday.

If he had exposed her actions on the spot, Noelle wouldn't have been so angry, and Donovan's project wouldn't have lost the bidding opportunity.

Xenia stepped back a few paces. "Lucas, I did it for Donovan's investment and Frank's project. I didn't expect to be outwitted by Noelle!"

"Outwitted?"

"Yes, Noelle clearly set a trap and made us fall into it!"

He frowned. "You're the one who fell for it and dragged me in with you. It was your behavior and your scheme against Noelle that led to this disaster! This is all your fault!"

He had heard her try to twist the truth. If it were before, he might have believed Noelle was at fault. But this time, he had witnessed everything firsthand.

It had nothing to do with Noelle. It was Xenia's attempt to frame her that had failed.

Xenia shrank back, surprised that Lucas was clear-headed this time and didn't fall for her tricks. She was angry inside.

Then, she looked at him. "But Lucas, don't forget that you also tacitly agreed with my actions, which means your thoughts were the same as mine, right?"

"Shut up! Don't compare me to you!" He was furious but also guilty.

"Lucas, do I need to remind you? Think about the recent team issue. Didn't you want Noelle to return to the Liddell family and join your team to compete?"

Her eyes were full of mockery. "You're shifting all the blame onto me, and that's not fair. I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, Xenia!"

Lucas grabbed Xenia by the shoulders. "You go explain it to Donovan. I have nothing to do with this."

"I've already told him, but do you think he will believe me?"

He froze for a moment. "Xenia, is this your true nature?"

She gave a pure, innocent expression. "Lucas, I've always been like this. It's you who can't face the things you did in the past."

"Enough! Stop talking."

He pushed her, but she lost her balance and fell to the ground, hitting her forehead on the stairs. Blood immediately began flowing out. When Lucas saw the blood, he was startled.

At that moment, Frank arrived and quickly helped Xenia up. "Lucas, what are you doing?"

Lucas' facial expression froze. "I didn't mean to."

Xenia saw Frank helping her and quickly showed a surprised smile. "Frank, it's not Lucas' fault. I lost my balance. He didn't mean it."

When Frank heard her sugary words, he impatiently released his grip. He looked at Lucas. "Lucas, what exactly happened yesterday? I received a demand letter. Noelle and Maple Enterprise are suing both of you."

When Lucas heard this, his face turned dark.

"Sorry, Frank. I messed this up." He should have stopped Xenia.

Frank was anxious. "What happened? Why wasn't I told about yesterday's meeting?"

Xenia spoke up. "Donovan said you needed to rest and asked us not to trouble you with this."

The main reason was that the meeting would involve Noelle, and Donovan was worried Frank might act irrationally, so he kept it from Frank. In the end, it allowed Noelle to escape unscathed.

"Enough, Xenia! Do you really think I'll believe this lie?" Frank didn't buy it. It was likely because Donovan had worried that Frank would help Noelle, so he didn't let him attend.

She was startled, and the blood on her forehead had dried. "Frank, I really wanted to help you!"

He didn't respond and only gave her a cold glance.noveldrama

Lucas looked like a walking corpse when he recounted everything that had happened the previous day.

After hearing this, Frank flew into a rage, grabbing Lucas by the collar. "Are you crazy? Why would you help Xenia? Don't you remember what I told you?"