Chapter 403

Noelle stared at Donovan. It was shocking to learn the latter had clues. She vaguely remembered that in her past life, Donoan had somehow offended a powerful family, and his company had nearly gone bankrupt. She wondered if that could be the reason. Lucas approached her, and his eyes were filled with guilt. With a hoarse voice, he said, "When we were kids, Noelle, I used to take you out to play all the time. I picked you up and dropped you off at school. Whenever Blake scolded you, I would step in to protect you. "But this time, I admit I had selfish motives. I wanted to get back at you for quitting the team and making me lose that match in humiliation. "Now that I've lost everything and my reputation is in shambles, could you let this go for the sake of our past sibling affection and not press charges?" Noelle wasn't surprised at all. He'd said so many sentimental words just to get her to withdraw the lawsuit. Blake chimed in, "Lucas' team has disbanded, Noelle, and he's paid a