Chapter 91
Noelle vor canidout of the area littered with broken sharch and placed on the couch
Celicted his head down to look at her
“Next time, when I say don’t move, don’t move. If you’re not going to use your brain, don’t run around!” he scolded Noelle.
She lowered her head “Well, I did’t expect to bump into the vase!”
face grew warmer, and she was thankful for the blackout. Otherwise, it would have been awkward for him in see how red she had turned. Cedric was her mentor and friend. Because of her impute thoughts about him, she was suddenly self–conscious about their solen playsical closeness cedric pulled out his phone and made a call, his tone icy “Find out what caused the outage in
Noelle looked and at the darkness, and her eyes finally landed on Cedric. The only light source their was the faint glow of his phone
She asked, “Where’s Alfred Bidich he come back with you?”
“He went drinking. He won’t be back tonight”
“And you didn’t go with him?” Noelle knew that going to bars was a conway for a
for networking
Cedric’s reply was simple “Tools”
- wasn’t surprised at his reply. He always seemed to fer quit
adults to unwind, especially the wealthy. Het brothers at the Liddell
family often did it, too, primarily
i became curious. “I’m curious. You’re so reserved, but Alfred is food and outgoing How did you to become such close ends?
Cedric was the polar opposite of Alfred Logically speaking, it would be hard for them to become good friends.
Cedric thought about it momentarily before responding, “My grandmother always said that I was too quiet. She told me to make friends with someone talkative so I won’t become a mute. His word amused Noelle, and herosity deepened. “So, you’ve known Alfred so you were kida?“
Cedric paused, retiring he had said more than intended. “Why do you ask?”
*I’m just envious must be nice to have a friend Eke that.” Noelle’s voice tinged with melancholy.
In was dark around them, so Cedric couldn’t see her expression. He asked, “Didn’t you have friends growing up
“I did. But after my parents passed away in that car accident, I was sick for a long time and forgot everything about the incident. My mood was unstable back then, and the friends I had slowly drifted away. Not long after that. Xenia was brought into our family. You knour the test. Because of her, I was ostracized at school. I never really had friends after that ” Cedric parsed lips at the mention of the car accident. Its throat bobbed as he asked, “Have you ever remembered anything about the accident all these years?”
Tho, and I don’t want to it’s too painful”
Noelle a expression showed sorrow. ” it weren’t for that accident, my parents wouldn’t have died Xenia wouldn’t have entered my life, and my relationship with my brothers might not have become like this.”
be was no use thinking about what–its.
the direction where Noelle was. His eyes clouded with emotions too complex to decipher.
“Do you hate the person who caused the accident?” His voice trembled slightly, carrying an unexplainable emotion.
In the dark surroundings, neither couldn’t clearly see each other’s expressions.
“On course!” Noelle’s reply was fair and cold.
Cedric swallowed hard, kisha tight. “Have you ever thought about finding them?
person responsible ran away. They even found a scapegoat to take the dam. The Liddell Lanalysearched for years but came up with nothing.”
Noelle wamed to find the druipril who caused her parents‘ deaths
Cedric’s voice readied lus again. “İ youuesti find out wholl
I’ll make sure they pay for what they did?” Noelle’s voice was filled with uimaveing determination She had made sure that the would find the real culprit behind the accident.
Cetnici maloed seated on the couch anal didn’t move. He found in difficult even to breathe.
After a while of silence, teselle koke it “When will the pown come back on?”
