No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 1269

Looking warily at Xenia, the doctor said, "Put the knife down, and we'll let you out right away."

"Liar! You said the same thing, too!" Xenia snapped back in a panic. "I'm fine now! I'm not sick anymore, so let me out!"

She'd finally regained her clarity and now understood why Noelle had been able to take everything from her. It was because Noelle had been reborn, and now that she was reborn, too, the victor was far from decided.

The doctor glanced at the nurse and asked, "Did you get in touch with her family?"

"Yes, they said they're on their way."

Then, the doctor turned back to Xenia and said, "Your family's already on the way, so calm down. It's the New Year. Calmly talk to them, and get them to take you home."

"Family? I don't have a family." Xenia grew angrier. The fact that these so-called family members came out of nowhere and threw her into a mental hospital meant something was off. It was most likely Noelle's doing.

Soon, Ivy arrived. She was supposed to attend the Cantrell family's dinner party and rally support, but Xenia had ruined everything.

Looking displeased, she snapped, "Xenia, what are you making a scene about now?"

"Are you my mom?" Xenia asked doubtfully as she scanned Ivy's face. She'd seen Ivy in her past life, and the latter was clearly Mia's stepmom.

How could Ivy suddenly be her mom? She remembered what her mom looked like. Ivy replied, "Yes, it's me. Who else could get you out of there?"

"Get me out? Why did you lock me in here in the first place? Did Noelle send you here to harm me?"

When Ivy heard that, she knew Xenia still wasn't in her right mind. So, she turned to the doctor. "Can't you even handle a single patient?"

"We're worried about harming her."

…

The next morning, Noelle slept in. When she woke up, she picked up her phone and noticed a text from Cedric that read, "Happy New Year, my girlfriend."

She smiled as she read it and typed her reply. "Happy New Year, my boyfriend."

This was probably the best New Year she'd had in both of her lives. After getting dressed, Noelle went downstairs, only to find that no one else was awake yet.

Her phone buzzed again, and it was another text from Cedric. "Are you up? I'm waiting outside."

She ran straight to the door, and sure enough, Cedric's car was parked outside. So, she walked up to him and asked, "Why are you so early?"

"Grandma got me up at dawn for some prayers. I couldn't fall back asleep, so I came here waiting for you. I figured you wouldn't want to have breakfast with them anyway."