No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

Noelle was determined to reclaim what she had previously contributed.

Cedric stood by the door, watching her resolute expression without interfering.

He didn't know exactly what Noelle planned to do, but judging by her demeanor, he figured she had it under control. If not, he would step in to clean up the mess. Just as Noelle exited the system, there was a loud knock on the door.

She sneered. "He's finally here."

Noelle walked out of the study and looked at Cedric. "You might want to hide for now."

He raised an eyebrow. "Do I really look that bad?"

Noelle chuckled. "I don't mean it like that. Donovan's here to cause trouble, and I'm worried he'll walk in and hit you first."

With that, she pushed Cedric back into his room. "I'll handle my own problems."

Cedric reluctantly nodded and returned to his room.

Noelle turned to open the front door, only to find Frank sitting outside in a wheelchair.

Her expression turned cold. "Why are you here?"

Frank looked up at her and said, "I delayed Donovan as much as I could. Come with me now."noveldrama

Noelle took a step back, widening the space between them. "I'm not going anywhere."

Frank frowned and said, "Noelle, stop being stubborn. Donovan's furious, and he'll do anything in his anger. Come with me, and I'll explain things to him."

Noelle scoffed. "I don't need you to explain anything. I'm cutting ties with all of you. This isn't a joke."

Frank's face grew even paler. "Noelle, we're family. Are you really going to sever ties over a misunderstanding?"

He had never truly believed Noelle meant to sever ties until she announced it to the media. That was when the panic finally set in.

Frank anxiously explained, "Noelle, I know I've made mistakes, but I want to make

it up to you. Can't you give me that chance?"

Noelle laughed coldly. "Keep your fake apologies to yourself. I don't need them."

"Noelle, is that how you talk to

Frank? He left his surgery to come after you. Do you see what you've become? Donovan said as he

emerged from the elevator with net

stern Ook on his face. "I was going to give you a chance, but now I think I need to teach you a lesson so you don't cause trouble for the Liddell family in the future!"

Noelle glanced up at him. "I've already cut ties with your family, but you're still so arrogant. Before I leave, I have a gift for you."

Donovan sheered. "Noelle, are you

scared now? It's too late for that Unless you break things off with that school doctor and kneel to apologize to Xenia, don't expect any forgiveness."

Noelle could only laugh at the absurdity. She calmly said, "Donovan, do you remember who wrote the firewall source code for Liddell Corporation?"

Donovan hesitated for a moment. "Why does that matter? Just because you worked on some game development doesn't mean you have the right to bring this

up!"

At that moment, Donovan's

secretary rushed over. "Mr. Liddell,

the company's internal system has

been hacked. The firewall has completely crashed, and internal secrets might be leaked."

Donovan turned to Noelle. "What did you do? How did you manage to do this?"

Frank bitterly reminded him, "Donovan, have you forgotten that Noelle wrote the firewall source code?"