As Noelle returned to the team's base, she sent a message to the TG PR team. "Keep a close watch on Xenia these days." Xenia had grown accustomed to an easy life with the Liddell family. Now that Noelle had been slowly shedding Xenia of her innocent facade, Xenia would definitely try to reach out to her father.
For the next two days, Xenia continued being scolded on set. Even the manager's attitude toward Xenia grew noticeably colder. Noelle just assumed that it was most likely under Blake's orders.
On Friday, Noelle suddenly found herself added back to the family's group chat. She recalled that she had left the group chat right after she was reborn in her current life.
She read the messages and saw that Frank had tagged her. "It's the weekend tomorrow. Are you free to chfor dinner tonight?" Noelle immediately agreed.
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The group chat had always been just the few of them without Noelle for stnow.
Xenia felt that she had been the happiest in her life, but now, Noelle had cback to ruin everything.
She walked aside and pulled out an old backup phone to make a call, her voice trembling as she suppressed her sobs. "How much longer do I have to endure all of this? Can't we just get rid of Noelle with a car accident just like back then?" A voice replied from the other end. "Xenia, you can't let your impatience ruin our plans. Didn't you say that the Liddells are currently investigating the incident? I can't make any moves now because of that, or I'll risk being exposed." "So I'm supposed to endure even more of this?" Xenia asked.
The voice explained, "Bear with it, for now, Xenia. You can take out smoney from the foundation if you need to.
"And for the Al project, if you can manage to persuade Donovan to collaborate with the person I recommended, we will be able to siphon more than half of Liddell Corporation's funds. Once that's done, you won't have to suffer under the Liddell family any longer." Xenia reluctantly nodded after she finished listening to the voice's explanation. She agreed to endure a little longer.
Once the Liddell family went bankrupt, she would pay back the humiliation she received that day a thousandfold back to Noelle.
After the e-sports team's training was over, Cedric called Noelle. His voice was as calm as ever. "Any plans for the weekend?" "Not yet, but I'm heading back to the Liddell residence tonight. You know, to keep up the act till the end," Noelle replied.
Cedric could hear the eagerness in her voice. "You sound excited." "Of course I am. This is going to be a great show." "But I'm worried about you going back there alone. I'll go with you." Cedric was worried that the Liddells might lose their temper and resort to violence against Noelle.
Noelle almost choked on her drink. "You want to cwith me?" "Yeah, why? Is there a problem?" Cedric asked.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe smiled and replied, "No, I just think A that i `it's unnecessary. How you jointo visit parents' graves after the Year?" To Noelle, her parents were the only family. Cedric fell silent for quite stbefore giving his reply. "Okay." But deep down in his heart, he was still uncertain.
He wondered if Noelle would still m choose to stay with him once the confessed everything.
"Alright, that's a promise. Oh, and let's have dinner together tomorrow, m Noelle replied. Noelle reble dogether "Sounds good. Sendthe address and keepupdated about your whereabouts." Noelle did as he asked and sent Cedric the address.
As she left the campus to hail a taxi,
she noticed Blake's car parked by the side. Blake's manager stood outside the car and greeted her "Ms. Liddel the future Best Actor, has personally cto pick you up for dinner." Just then, Xenia also walked out of the campus and recognized Blake's car instantly.
She gritted her teeth and approached the car. "Blake, are you here to pick us up?" Blake rolled down the car window.
He was still wearing a mask, and his gaze was ice-cold. "I'm here to pick up my sister. Who do you think you are?"