Chapter 24

Lucas couldn't believe that Noelle had him isolated like this. When Noelle saw Lucas appear, she wasn't surprised. "Isn't Xenia always out all night with you guys?" Xenia's eyes turned red with grievance. "Noelle, how could you say that?" "Noelle, stop talking nonsense. Xenia is my sister! You should apologize to her right now!" Lucas snapped. Noelle looked at him coldly. "She's the one who started talking nonsense. I'm just repeating what I've learned from her." Xenia's voice wavered with a sob. "I-I didn't mean it that way. You misunderstood me." Lucas, who usually kept his temper in check, suddenly lost control. "Noelle, just look at yourself. What have you become? Are you really going to deny spending last night with the school doctor? Everyone knows it's true!" Noelle looked at him silently. As soon as the words left Lucas' mouth, he regretted them, but with so many people watching, he said nothing to clarify. Noelle found the situation laughable. "Even if it's true, wha