Chapter 91

Noelle was carried out of the area littered with broken shards and placed on the couch. Cedric tilted his head down to look at her. "Next time, when I say don't move, don't move. If you're not going to use your brain, don't run around!" he scolded Noelle. She lowered her head. "Well, I didn't expect to bump into the vase!" Noelle's face grew warmer, and she was thankful for the blackout. Otherwise, it would have been awkward for him to see how red she had turned. Cedric was her mentor and friend. Because of her impure thoughts about him, she was suddenly self-conscious about their sudden physical closeness. Cedric pulled out his phone and made a call, his tone icy. "Find out what caused the outage in this area." Noelle looked around at the darkness, and her eyes finally landed on Cedric. The only light source there was the faint glow of his phone. She asked, "Where's Alfred? Didn't he come back with you?" "He went drinking. He won't be back tonight." "And you didn't go with h