No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 589

Noelle could tell that Donovan was annoyed with Xenia. After all, her stunt of secretly wearing the dress had offended the Cantrell family's heiress.

Noelle hadn't expected Xenia to mess up this badly in front of Mia. She worried that Mia might fall victim to Xenia's act, but it turned out Mia was more than capable of holding her own.

After a long pause, Donovan finally gritted his teeth. "We'll be terminating her adoption soon. Xenia will have no further ties to the Liddells."

"But that hadn't happened. If word gets out, even my family will be dragged into this mess. People might even assume Xenia has improper relationships with her brothers." Mia didn't bother beating around the bush.

Given her status, she wouldn't have survived in the Cantrell family for this long if she couldn't even stand up to someone like Xenia.

Donovan clenched his jaw. "I'll take care of it."

Xenia suddenly burst into tears. "Donovan, I've told you that I'm an adult and can move out anytime. I didn't want people to gossip about us."

Mia scoffed. "Your legs work just fine. Who could possibly stop you if you really wanted to leave?"

Xenia choked, looking down and sniffling pitifully.

Wyatt's heart ached for her. "Who does she think she is to put on airs? She's not even married into the family yet, and she's already acting high and mighty!"

"No need to worry. I wouldn't want any association with the likes of you." With that, Mia turned and walked out of the private room.

Donovan's expression darkened. He turned back to Wyatt and Xenia. "I'll deal with you two when I get back!"

Then, he hurried after Mia. Noelle was concerned for Mia. But when she caught Mia's reassuring glance, she simply sat back down. Just then, the waiter arrived with their food.