No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

Noelle remained quiet and expressionless.

Donovan wanted to say more, but Frank stopped him and said, "Donovan, I think you should just stop talking. Didn't you say that Xenia's innocent? You should start thinking about how to explain that to Mrs. Greene later."

Xenia explained unwillingly. "I had no idea that she was Mrs. Greene!"

Frank had seen everything from the side and already knew what exactly had happened. "Even if she's not Mrs. Greene and was just an ordinary guest, she would still be a guest of ours!

"How could you call her an 'old hag' and treat her with disrespect? It's no wonder that Mrs. Parham says that our Liddell family lacks manners!"

Xenia was at a loss for words after being reprimanded thoroughly. She eventually turned to Donovan and said, "I didn't do any of it on purpose, Donovan."

"Xenia, how could you be so prejudiced against our guests? It's no wonder that Mrs. Greene did not think highly of you despite you having grown up together with all of us. Think about how Noelle handled the situation just now," Donovan replied.

He was still slightly shaken as he continued, "Luckily, Noelle had helped Mrs. Greene to take a rest at the lounge earlier. Otherwise, our entire family would be done for because of your actions, Xenia. How could you be so foolish?"

Xenia was on the verge of tears, but she did not dare to argue with Donovan.

Donovan then turned to Noelle, now with a much softer tone. "I'm leaving the charity sales event to you, Noelle. You must deal with Mrs. Greene appropriately, or the foundation will not survive to see another day."

Noelle lifted her eyelids slightly, revealing a mocking gaze. "So you're finally panicking, huh? Weren't you the one who believed everything Xenia had said? You told her to clean up the mess, didn't you? None of this was even my fault." Donovan's expression darkened. "What's the point of arguing about this now? Do you really want to just stand by and watch as Mom and Dad's Hopeful Hearts Foundation falls apart?"

Frank chimed in, attempting to smooth things over. "He's right, Noelle. We need to put aside our differences for now and focus on solving the problem at hand.

"As for Xenia, I believe Donovan has already seen the mistakes she made today and will punish her accordingly."

Donovan nodded and said, "I'll give you a proper explanation after the event is over."

Noelle glanced at Xenia, realizing that it was a good opportunity to strike. Her lips curled up as she replied, "I only have one single demand, which is to kick her out of the Liddell family."

Xenia agreed instantly. "I'll move out if that's what you want."

Her life had been getting harder and harder now that Noelle had returned to the Liddell family. Moving out would, at least, give her some freedom.

Noelle continued, "But Xenia won't be taking even a single cent from us. She'll leave with nothing in hand."

With that, Xenia's expression sank. "What gives?!"

She could not possibly survive if she did not bring anything with her.

Frank sneered and explained, "Xenia, have you forgotten about your origins? You were living in poverty before being adopted into the Liddell family. Have you really forgotten about it?"

Xenia could not have possibly forgotten about it, for it was exactly why she had been trying so hard to replace Noelle, all so that she would not have to go back to a miserable life. sŵnovel

Donovan looked at Noelle and said, "That's enough. We'll discuss the matter after the event is over. Noelle, whether you want to ruin today's event or whatever, it's up to you."

He was certain that Noelle would not do such a thing. He knew that despite her bad temper, she had always been respectful toward everything that belonged to their parents.

Noelle remained silent, but she had already made up her mind.

After the charity sales event ended, Emma was revealed to be the biggest donor.

Noelle looked at the list of donations and saw that the event had raised over 10 million dollars, and Emma's contribution alone was eight million.

The other attendees were also influenced to donate more after seeing Emma's generosity.

After the conclusion of the charity sales event, there was a group photo session.

Everyone wanted to stand next to Emma, but she waved at Noelle to come to her side. "Come stand beside me, Noelle."noveldrama

Xenia saw the scene from the side and decided to shamelessly stand next to Brittany.

Brittany frowned and said, "Please don't stand next to me. I don't want to be seen near someone without manners."

Xenia was enraged. She then wondered what gave Noelle the right to stand next to Emma.