No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 396

Magnus had mentioned having something important to tell Noelle, but she had completely forgotten about it after everything that happened last night.

Now she felt conflicted and wondered what Magnus had wanted to say.

She noticed he called her. There was a call duration, which meant Cedric had picked up.

Noelle texted Cedric. "Do you think Magnus has a girlfriend?"

Cedric felt a sudden sense of unease when he saw her question. He frowned and replied, "As far as I know, no. Why are you asking?"

"Does he like someone then?"

Cedric immediately sat up straight when he read that text. He called her, and she picked up almost instantly. "Hello?"

Noelle was surprised he had called. Could something have happened to Magnus?

After a long pause, Cedric asked, "Why are you asking many questions about Magnus' love life?" His tone was low and tense, and he was clenching his jaw.

Noelle hesitated and replied, "It's nothing. I'm just curious."

She figured she might've been overthinking it. Magnus' important matter could very well be entirely something else.

Cedric narrowed his eyes slightly. "There must be a reason. You wouldn't ask out of nowhere."

After some time, Noelle said, "You answered Magnus' call last night, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"What did he say?"

Cedric's lips pressed into a thin line. "Nothing much."

"Oh really?"

"What do you think he said?"

"I wouldn't be asking you if I knew," Noelle replied matter-of-factly.

Cedric pondered briefly and was relieved that Magnus hadn't gotten the chance to say anything yet.

Noelle hesitated. "I wanted to see if we could secure sponsorships without relying on connections."

"Networking is a skill in business. Quit being that stubborn."

Noelle chuckled slightly. "Thanks for the sponsorship boss."

After hanging up, she was approaching the dorm entrance when someone suddenly sprayed her with white streamers. "Noelle, withdraw your lawsuit and let Lucas out!"

Noelle raised an arm to shield herself. She noticed the group held signs supporting Lucas and was clearly his fans.

She snatched the items from them.

Blake rushed out to step protectively in front of her. "Please calm down, everyone. Lucas' incident is under investigation and has nothing to do with Noelle."

"But we heard it was Noelle who filed the charges. What kind of vicious sister sends her brother to prison?"

"You've misunderstood. Noelle wouldn't file a lawsuit. She isn't someone like that."

Blake turned to Noelle with a smile. "Right? Why don't you explain to everyone?"