No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 753

Noelle watched the change in Ruth's expression and announced, "She's lying."

The masked man noticed it, too. He yanked Ruth's hair and snarled, "Bullshit! I saw it with my own eyes! How dare you try to fool me?"

Ruth winced at the pain in her scalp and glared up at him. "How could you have possibly seen it? Who are you really?"

The masked man narrowed his eyes. "I just fucking know what happened! Just tell me who it was!"

Holding through the agonizing pain, Ruth snapped back, "There was no one in the backseat!"

"Still playing dumb? I see you're insistent on protecting Mr. Q. You two must be closer than I thought. If I end up enjoying Mr. Q's woman today, I'd say it's a win."

Ruth's face was drained of color. "You wouldn't dare! If you touch me, not only will you not get money, but you're also a dead man! Mr. Q gambled all his money away. He's broke, and I'm the only one who can pay you!"

"I can let you go, but tell me who was in the backseat. I need some leverage to keep you two from coming after me later."

Ruth stared back at him. "If you don't want to die, you'd better stop asking questions. Take your money and leave. Whatever you do after, kill Mr. Q or sleep with some woman, I don't care.

"But if you learn something you're not supposed to know, you're dead meat."

Ruth refused to talk no matter what. Noelle hadn't expected Ruth to be so protective of whoever it was. Who was that person, exactly?

Just then, Tilly spoke up. "Mr. Greene, her men are nearby. It won't be long before they find this place."

Noelle was surprised. "That's fast!"

"Well, the Greene family did pull some strings. Of course, they're fast," Tilly said, glancing at Cedric.

He explained, "Probably my mom arranged it. She doesn't know what's going on."

"But because of your decision, they did, and that makes you a murderer! You're not innocent!"

"They died because they were just unlucky! It had nothing to do with me! I didn't want them dead!"

Unlucky? Noelle lunged forward and grabbed Ruth by the throat. "Well, it looks like your luck has run out, too. How do you want to die?"

Ruth panicked. "I'll give you money! Isn't that what you want? I have lots of money!"

"You look down on lowly people like us, don't you? That's exactly the kind of rich snob I hate the most. Now that I've got you in my hands, I'm walking away with something, just in case I die before I can get to spend it."

Noelle yanked open Ruth's clothes and took out her phone to record a video. "I think this should give us a little insurance," she said.

Ruth screamed hysterically, "I can give you more money! Just let me go!"