Chapter 983

Noelle looked up at Carl in a daze. In truth, she hadn't spent much time with Carl in her previous life. He was always buried in his research, living year-round in a remote island lab. If she remembered correctly, Carl hadn't returned home even once in her last life. The only time they met was on the operating table. After all, no one knew that their parents' deaths were connected to Xenia's father and the Merlocks. She and Carl were distant. And yet, she had admired him in her past life and always looked up to him. She had believed she would never cross Carl. But in the end, he was the one who operated on her and removed her kidney. She still remembered how helpless she was at that moment. A sneer flashed through Noelle's eyes at the memory. A second later, Carl reached out to her. But Noelle instinctively flinched away. No matter how gentle he might seem, she would never forget the pain she felt on the operating table. Carl's hand hung awkwardly in the air. He said calmly, "No