No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 1138

The people around them began whispering to each other, and most of them were doubtful about Noelle's claim. Just then, a middle-aged man hurried over and slapped the man across the face.

"Why are you stirring up trouble at the banquet?"

The man gasped. "Dad? What are you doing here?"

"Were you going to continue making a fool of yourself if I didn't show up? You can embarrass yourself all you want, but don't embarrass me over some girl," Zack growled.

He was clearly blaming Laura for this. Laura wasn't bothered by this.

The man looked humiliated. "Dad, what did I do wrong? She was spreading rumors that our company bought the game off the black market. I was defending the company!"

Zack turned to Noelle at this. He probed, "Are you MM Bean?"

Noelle nodded. "Yes, that's me."

Zack quickly stepped forward. "So it is you! I've been wanting to recruit you as our chief technical engineer.

"But you didn't come online, and I figured you were still in school and didn't have time to take the job. I can't believe I'm meeting you in person. This is great!"

His words stunned everyone around them.

"Wow! So Ms. Liddell was telling the truth! She is the person who designed that game."

"She was so young! How could she already be that talented?"

"Didn't a certain someone just mock her and say she couldn't possibly be the chief technical engineer? Now, Mr. Rhode is offering her the position himself. Talk about a slap in the face!"

Noelle sighed. "Sorry, I'm working with Maple Enterprise."

Someone spoke up, "Ms. Liddell is Maple Enterprise's chief technical engineer. She's the lead developer of the AI project everyone's been talking about lately. Her boyfriend is Mr. Greene. Why would she join your company ?"

Zack was surprised and praised, "I had no idea. Congratulations, Ms. Liddell."

Noelle smiled and wrapped her arm around Cedric's. "I owe it all to my boyfriend. He's the one who saw my potential."

Those who had doubted her quickly changed their stance. After all, true talent would always command respect. And no one wanted to miss the chance to work with Maple Enterprise.

Laura watched as everything unfolded. She turned to Noelle. "Did you know that the Liddell family is now working closely with PZ Group on a joint AI project? You and your family are competitors now."