No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 179

Donovan was feeling rather awkward. He hadn't expected Noelle to go mad. She was growing more stubborn by the day.

He turned to Noelle and said, "That's enough. You were the one who insulted Xenia."

"Her cheating is a fact! Soon, everyone will find out that the Liddells' adopted daughter is a cheating bitch. Thankfully, I'm a state valedictorian. Oh wait, it has nothing to do with you."

Her every word was a sharp barb. Noelle thought that keeping her distance would bring her calmness. However, the Liddells were unreceptive. In that case, they couldn't blame her for taking drastic measures.

If they gave her grief, they wouldn't live undisturbed either.

The leader finally saw an opportunity to speak and seized it. "That's right. It's very clear what happened. Xenia, you cheated. We'll conduct further clarifications and inform the school to take action."

"I didn't cheat," shrieked Xenia, unwilling to give in.

Noelle chuckled and glanced at her brothers. "She says she didn't cheat. Were you all blind just now too?"

She wanted to see how Xenia wiggled out of this now that there was indisputable evidence.

Frank questioned Xenia, "Since you've cheated, tell the truth. What's going on?"

He saw her cheating with his own eyes.

During the mock examinations, there were rumors that Xenia had cheated. However, another student bore the responsibility for that. When he thought about it, there were signs that all was not as it seemed. He didn't think she dared to cheat in the final entrance exams!"

"Frank, I-I only wanted to pass my answers to the person in front of me. She wanted to copy my answers!"

Under duress, Xenia came up with this solution. Shifting the blame onto others was something she excelled in.

When Noelle heard that, she immediately knew what Xenia was trying to do. After all, Betty sat in front of Xenia. What happened to Gwen was going to repeat on Betty.

After saying that, Xenia regained her confidence and said to the investigators, "The one in front of me wanted to copy my answers. Usually, my grades are better than hers. There's no reason why I would copy from someone doing even worse than I was."

"It makes no difference. We'll go about this as required by procedure. We'll take our leave now and inform you of any updates once we wrap the case up."

Before leaving, their leader turned to Noelle and said, "Noelle, my daughter likes you. She thinks that you've got good grades and are amazing at gaming. Could she get a signature from you encouraging her to work hard in her studies?"

"Noelle, my son loves gaming as well, but it has affected his grades. I'll tell him to learn from your example and excel at both gaming and studying."

Noelle watched as he pulled out a photo of her. She was surprised by how there was merchandise about her.

Taking the card, she wrote words of encouragement telling him to work hard. Then, they left.

The room fell silent. Awkwardness was rife in the room.

Donovan questioned Xenia, "Now that there are no outsiders in the room, tell us why you cheated. How disappointing."

Xenia kept denying it.