No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 604

Laura finally spoke up, her voice soft but pointed. "Ced, you're being reckless. I know you care about Ms. Liddell, but there should be limits.

"With so much competition in the industry, what if she accidentally leaks confidential info? That could be a disaster."

Tommy quickly chimed in, backing her up. "Exactly. You shouldn't let a woman get in the way of work. That's not like you, Mr. Greene."

Cedric gave everyone in the room a glance. "Didn't you all want to meet the lead engineer on the AI project? Well, I brought her with me tonight."

The room fell into complete silence. Laura gripped her glass so tightly that her knuckles turned white. She looked at Noelle, unable to believe what she had just heard.

Tommy stared in disbelief and mumbled, "Mr. Greene... you're saying the lead engineer is SweetNelly, the gaming streamer?"

Cedric nodded once. "That's right. It's her."

"You've gotta be kidding. Are you seriously telling us a live-streamer is heading your entire engineering division? She might be good at video games, but that's a whole different world from engineering."

Cedric tapped his long fingers on the table, his sharp gaze sweeping across the room. The energy shifted immediately, and no one dared say another word.

Then, he spoke. "Do you really think I'd joke about something like this?"

Faces changed instantly. Everyone knew Cedric was not the type to mess around. Still, it was wild to think the legendary engineer everyone had heard about was not only so young but also a woman.

Tommy could not hold it in. "Mr. Greene, I'm sorry, but none of this adds up. She doesn't look anything like the person we've all heard about."

No one could wrap their head around it. The only explanation that made sense was that Cedric had elevated Noelle just to impress her, maybe even date her.

Cedric turned his eyes on Tommy. "You judge too much by appearances. That's exactly how you got scammed out of your money by a woman last time."