No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 945

Noelle looked at him furiously, wanting nothing but to bite him. Cedric's face darkened. "Yes, I am that greedy."

If he hadn't been greedy if he hadn't been afraid of losing her, he should have told her his true identity long ago, but he didn't dare and kept delaying until now—until the day he could no longer delay.

Noelle slapped Cedric again and again, but he didn't dodge. He held her hand and said, "As long as it helps you vent your anger, you can do whatever you want—I'd even give my life to you."

Noelle looked at his features so close to her, then turned away. "I don't care about your life. It's useless to me. You watched my parents die with your own eyes, didn't you?"

Cedric answered painfully, "I'm sorry."

She scoffed. "If 'sorry' was enough, why would we need police? You deliberately got close to me just to get my forgiveness so your family would be off the hook, right?"

She stared at him with tears in her eyes. Her tears and her words were like knives stabbing straight into his heart.

Cedric looked at the tearful girl before him, and all his anger evaporated. He gripped her shoulders weakly. "I know you're emotional right now, but when I first approached you, it wasn't to someday earn your forgiveness. I simply wanted to make amends."

"That's because you never planned for me to know the truth and never thought I'd discover it myself!" Noelle shouted. She was all sharp edges now, like a bristling porcupine with its quills raised.

Cedric grew angry. "So, is that how you see me?"

"You did what you did, so why be afraid of what people say?" Noelle challenged him. "You knew I was investigating the truth about that year, knew I was looking for the people in that car, yet you said nothing. Why did you save me back then?"

Cedric was stunned. "You remember everything that happened back then?"

Noelle laughed coldly. "Scared now?"

Cedric pressed his thin lips together, mumbling, "This is actually good." At least he wouldn't have to live in anxiety anymore.

Noelle pushed him away. "You never told me that you were the one who rescued me. Were you waiting for the trial to surprise me, hoping I'd forgive everything your family did?"

"Noelle, I never thought that way."

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