Noelle did not expect things to turn out so perfectly as if even fate itself had had enough. Wyatt pointed at Noelle and roared, "You did this on purpose, didn't you?!"
Noelle replied, looking innocent. "I didn't do it on purpose. This is just karma doing its job."
Xenia held up her face and quickly realized that her jaw was displaced. She screamed, "Noelle! You just ruined my face!"
Noelle glanced at her and replied, "Didn't you say you've never had plastic surgery? Then what's that implant hanging from your chin? Were you born with it?"
Xenia was so furious she burst into tears. "Donovan, look at her! What am I supposed to do for my upcoming commercials and interviews if my face is ruined?"
"Don't worry about that. Once the official statement about your plagiarism is announced tomorrow, your career will be over anyway. You won't need to worry about any commercials," Noelle replied.
Donovan rubbed his temples and gritted his teeth. "Mrs. Cantrell has already arranged for a meeting with the Greene family. Do you really think Cedric will go against the entire Cantrell family just for you?"
Noelle retorted, "If you're not worried at all, then why did you call and text me, asking me to come back and talk?"
"Noelle, the world of the elite is complicated. Profit is the only thing that matters to them. Even if Cedric likes you, there's no way he'd go against his entire family for your sake."
Noelle smirked and replied, "There's no need to try to fool me with that nonsense. Cedric and Alfred co-founded the company, and I hold shares as well.
"Mrs. Cantrell is currently engaging in illegal business tactics. Do you think the Greene family values profit more? Or do they value their relationship with the Cantrells more?"
Donovan was left at a loss for words. He eventually softened his tone and said, "So, what do you want to do?"
She was not backing down whatsoever. "We do what needs to be done. The winner takes it all, while the loser gets nothing. Isn't that what you taught me, Donovan?"
Xenia's cries from the side grew louder. "Donovan, my face hurts!"
Wyatt limped over to her and said, "Donovan, we need to take Xenia to the hospital now!"
As she placed her cutleries down and was about to leave, Donovan suddenly called out to her and said, "Noelle, name your conditions. What do you want?"
Noelle looked up at him and replied, "I just want to see all of you fall from grace."
With that, she turned around and headed upstairs. She could not care less about Donovan's reaction.
She knew that she should not make an agreement too soon, as Donovan would not give up so easily.
She was waiting to see just what Donovan would do and how much sincerity he would show that would manage to satisfy her.
At around 11:00 pm, the sounds of cars arriving echoed from outside the house. Noelle glanced at the lights and figured that it was most likely Xenia and Wyatt, but she decided to remain inside her room.
Meanwhile, Donovan went downstairs with a document in hand.

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