Chapter 610

Cedric's voice lost some of its usual calm. "About last night—" "You don't need to explain it to me." Noelle cut him off before he could finish. She already knew where the conversation was going. She remembered sitting in that cab after leaving L Bistro, catching a glimpse of Laura walking up behind Cedric. She had forced herself not to think about what they talked about after that. Cedric's gaze dimmed. He had spent all night planning how he would explain everything to her today. However, every inch of her was covered in thorns. He could not argue with her, nor could he push, so he could only coax her. One wrong word, and she would say those two words—break up—again. And right now, that was something Cedric could not even bear to hear. He asked quietly, "Are you still mad?" "What would I be mad about? I wasn't the one who got humiliated," Noelle said. She stared straight at him, her voice steady and emotionless, acting like nothing mattered. "Really? Not at all?" Cedric stepped