Chapter 593

Noelle never imagined she would see Emma again under these circumstances. She had expected a dramatic scene straight out of a TV drama—Emma, the wealthy socialite, slapping a check on the table and warning her not to dream of climbing the social ladder. But this? This was something she had not seen coming. In the end, Noelle did not sign anything and placed the box back on the table. She looked Emma in the eye and said firmly, "You don't have to worry about me and Cedric…" Emma interrupted gently, "Sweetheart, I'm not asking you to be my goddaughter because of Cedric. I'm his stepmom, and there's only so much I can do about his life. But I genuinely like you." She could see the wariness in Noelle's eyes and understood why her actions might have come off as suspicious. But she truly wanted to make things right—and more than that, she really did like Noelle. After learning how badly Noelle had been treated by the Liddells, all Emma wanted was to give her the kind of protection a r