Chapter 606

Noelle pressed her lips into a thin line. "If you knew getting exposed would be humiliating, then why lie in the first place?" "I didn't lie! Ask anyone here—do you really think you deserve Cedric?" Laura snapped. She was clearly losing her usual composure, her voice sharp and high. Cedric's jaw tightened as he finally said, "Laura, I was the one who pursued her." At that moment, Laura looked like someone had just cut off her oxygen. She looked completely frozen and speechless. She could not believe that he was the one who pursued Noelle. But why her? What did Noelle have that she didn't? Noelle watched Laura's crumbling expression and, for a second, was reminded of herself back at the café—not so long ago. Maybe she had looked just as wrecked that day, all because of the same man. She stood up, ready to leave. She felt things had gotten so messy that discussing work now seemed pointless. Cedric noticed her movement right away and stepped in her path. Noelle's expression tight