NovelOnlineChapter 309 Noelle executed a perfect over-the-shoulder throw, slamming Donovan to the ground. Her movements were fluid and seamless, leaving almost everyone stunned.
By the tDonovan hit the ground, his face was pale from pain.
Xenia rushed to his side. "Donovan, are you okay?" Donovan coughed and waved her off, but it was clear he wasn't fine. Xenia looked at Noelle and questioned, "Noelle, how could you hit him?" Noelle clapped her hands. "Didn't he start it first?" She had been training in boxing for that moment. Xenia was momentarily speechless. "Donovan is your brother! You can't just do that! He could be seriously hurt." The team leader couldn't help but chin. "If Noelle didn't do anything, would she just stand there and take it?" One of the more outspoken colleagues added, "Seriously, the one who started it is at fault! If this went to the police, Noelle's actions would count as self-defense! "I think I finally get why she left her wealthy family to work. Anyone who didn't know might think Noelle was a maid here!" Xenia stayed silent. All she could do was try to win Donovan's favor. He was her only support now.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNoelle looked at Donovan on the ground. "I'm not that helpless kid who just stands there and takes it anymore." She wasn't the girl bound by financial struggles and family obligations anymore.
Donovan felt humiliated. Through gritted teeth, he hissed, "Noelle, you'll regret this!" "I already regret it. I regret not realizing sooner!" Noelle retorted.
Just as she turned to leave, Lucas stepped in front of her. "I wanted to stop Xenia, but I got caught up in her words, too!" "Caught up? I'm sure that's what you wanted!" Noelle snapped.
Lucas wanted her to fail so she would return to the Liddells. It was laughable that he still thought of himself as her brother.
Lucas couldn't meet her eyes. "I didn't mean it!" "You still did it, didn't you? Get out of my way!" Noelle walked past him without looking back. Lucas stood frozen. He stared at Xenia with a sharp, cold gaze.
Xenia noticed Lucas's gaze and recoiled slightly. She knelt beside Donovan. "Donovan, lettake you to the hospital." Donovan's face was dark with rage. Losing to Noelle in front of everyone was a huge blow. To him, it was the ultimate humiliation.
He turned to James. "Find a way to blacklist Maple Enterprise. It's just a small company from Aldoria. I'll make sure they can't survive in Yasnia!" James hesitated. "Donovan, isn't that too much?" "This is my decision-"
Donovan tried to speak but broke into a fit of violent coughing. His om breathing was strained, and it e was Like seemed like his ribs were fractured.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe hadn't expected Noelle to be this strong. Xenia avoided Lucas' gaze and left with Donovan. Lucas felt so wronged that he was on the verge of tears, but his tears wouldn't fall.
He had wanted to fix things with Noelle, but he had messed it up in the end.
dity Frank had warned him not to trust Xenia, but he didn't listen and had fallen for her tricks. Frank's project was disqualified, causing him to lose nearly everything. It was all his fault.
Noelle returned to Maple Enterprise with her colleagues. The team leader comforted her. A family like that isn't worth it. We can live well on our own." The blunt colleague looked awkward. "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that earlier. I didn't mean it." They had all assumed Noelle was just another rebellious heiress running away from home. They never expected her life to be this difficult.
"I'm used to it," Noelle said calmly. "They're the ones who'll pay, not me." As Noelle thought about the Liddells' expressions from earlier, her mood improved.
"Nelly, I heard you did great today," Alfred said. He stood in the doorway, smiling at her.
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