Chapter 871

Noelle had never been so furious. Glaring at Laura, she said, "You can insult me all you want, but I won't allow you to insult my best friend!" Laura held her face for a few seconds in shock before snapping back to her senses, the burning pain reminding her of what had transpired. She had just been humiliated. Laura was already in a foul mood—not just because of Ruth's abduction, but also because of the difficulties the Merlocks faced in their business. She had been racking her brain trying to negotiate for business deals to alleviate the company's dire situation, never expecting to run into Noelle in L Bistro. As far as she had known, everything that had happened to the Merlock family was thanks to that bitch, Noelle. She believed that she would have been married to Cedric by now if not for Noelle seducing him. If she had become Mrs. Greene, the Greene family would definitely have helped the Merlock family as well, and they would not have ended up in such a pitiful state. She