No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 1105

Noelle didn't think there was anything wrong and calmly responded, "What? Are you guys trying to stop me now?"

"That's not what I meant, Noelle. I just got the news and was surprised, so I wanted to ask what's going on. Did you find something about Xenia's mom? Is that why you're doing this?" Frank said helplessly.

To him, Noelle wasn't someone who'd go as far as to dig up a grave unless there was a specific reason. For example, the fact that Xenia had chosen to be buried in Aldoria, and coincidentally at the same graveyard where their parents were laid to rest.

It was no wonder Noelle would be furious upon learning that. Noelle continued, "I did uncover some clues, but they're only related to Xenia. The other party probably wanted to act first and figured that by the time I found out, she'd already be buried there."

It was too bad she discovered it early.

Frank went silent for a few seconds before saying, "This is Aldoria. I'll have someone look into who sent Xenia's body here. If they tried to pull something like this, they're bound to have left some clues behind."

"Fine. I'll leave that part to you guys." Noelle didn't refuse. After all, having more people look into it meant better odds, but she'd never expected the Liddells to find anything useful anyway.

"Noelle, don't hang up just yet. I still have something to say."

"Say it."

"I just found out you visited Mom and Dad's graves last night, so we all rushed back. Could you come ho—"

"No." Noelle rejected the request without letting Frank finish. Then, she hung up.

She didn't need to hear the rest to know that he was about to invite her back for dinner, but the last thing she wanted was to return to Liddell Manor. That place was filled with more painful memories than warm ones, and she was never going back.

Ever since he'd learned the child Xenia carried wasn't his, he'd broken down. Rage from lies and betrayal had consumed him.

He'd wished for Xenia to die, but he never expected that she actually would. Now that she was gone, even the chance to vent his fury at her had been stripped away. All that remained was unbearable frustration.

He got up and announced, "Didn't Noelle say she'd dig up the grave? She shouldn't do such dirty work; I'll go instead."

"That's enough, Wyatt. I understand you're trying to take revenge on Xenia and lash out, but now's not the time to be reckless.

"What if her mother left some kind of backup plan, and you walk right into the trap?"