No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 1042

Blake stood up. "That's enough, Donovan. Don't you realize how inappropriate what you just said was?"

Donovan fumed. "What's inappropriate about that? I'm only thinking for the sake of the Liddells!"

"But you're also thinking about yourself. Noelle is incredibly talented, but we hurt her. Now that she's willing to help us, it's giving us a chance to prove ourselves. Who would be shameless enough to expect something in return from their sister?"

Donovan slumped back into his seat, muttering, "Now we even have to earn the right to prove ourselves? It's not like we owe her anything."

Blake retorted, "Actually, we do."

Lucas spoke up as well, "I agree with Blake. We do owe Noelle."

Still unwilling to back down, Donovan believed his eldest brother's ego was bruised. "But Carl's helping too. Surely he can't just do it for free?"

It was only now that Carl finally spoke. "Blake's right. Helping our sister shouldn't come with conditions."

Noelle got up and looked at Carl. "But business is business. Since this involves Mrs. Greene's treatment, feel free to make any requests you have. The Greene family doesn't want to owe the Liddell family anything either."

Frank asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to my room to rest." She refused to stay around them any longer.

After Noelle left, Blake couldn't help but glare at Donovan. "Donovan, do you not see what you did wrong?"

Donovan snorted. "I know Noelle was treated unfairly, but we didn't know the truth either. Everyone's hurt!"

Blake sarcastically chimed in, "Even so, you shouldn't take Carl as an excuse. He's not asking for anything from her, and that's got nothing to do with you."

Seeing another argument, Carl stepped in. "That's enough."

Donovan turned to him. "Was I really in the wrong?"

Carl's hands slowly clenched. "We were wrong, Donovan. We still have a chance to make it right, so why won't you cherish it?"

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