No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 215

The moment Noelle asked the question, she regretted it. Even though she liked Cedric, he already had a girlfriend. She couldn't bring herself to be the third party in someone else's relationship.

Cedric paused for a moment. "Why are you asking that?"

"Can't I ask? Dating isn't some kind of secret; there's no need to keep it hidden, right?"

He felt uneasy under her gaze. "I don't have a girlfriend."

"Really? But Alfred mentioned before that you had one."

Noelle's heart skipped a beat.

Cedric's throat moved slightly. "It didn't work out; we're not together."

The plan was to pretend he had a girlfriend, but Noelle kept asking, and he couldn't keep lying in front of her. He didn't want just to find any woman to make things easier. He didn't want to see her disappointed and upset.

His expression remained unchanged, but inside, his feelings had already started to shift.

"So you're not together? Does that mean you're single now?"

When Noelle heard this, her heart raced.

She had been hesitating—if Cedric already had a girlfriend, she had no right to confess. But if he was single, that changed everything. Cedric saw the light in her eyes, and it felt like something pierced his heart.

He lowered his gaze. "I'm still pursuing her."

Noelle's expression froze for a moment. "Still pursuing? Does she have such high standards that she can't see how great you are?"

The little spark in her heart that had just flared up was instantly extinguished. She thought she might have had a chance, but Cedric liked that woman so much that he still chased her even after being rejected.