No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric)

"No." Noelle looked at Isaac indifferently. "This isn't part of my job."

"You're from the IT department. How could this not be your job?"

"My job is to handle the mess, like the firewall issue."

Her tone was cold. She couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore. She just wanted to finish the firewall issue quickly and leave.

He probably had never seen such a bold newcomer. It was only her second day at work, and she already dared to talk back to her superior. He trembled with anger.

"I'll tell Mr. Fuentes right now and have you fired!"

"You can try." Noelle completely ignored him and continued typing away at her code. Her slender fingers danced across the keyboard, and a string of code appeared on the screen.

Soon, Isaac stormed out of his office, glaring at her. "Don't get cocky. You'll be out of here if you can't fix the firewall issue. I'd like to see what you're really capable of."noveldrama

"Don't worry. I'm more capable than you." She showed him no respect at all.

Xenia arrived at the company. She was dressed head-to-toe in luxury brand clothes, greeting everyone with the air of an heiress.

A bad premonition crept into her mind when she saw the code on Noelle's computer. If Noelle solved the firewall problem, wouldn't Frank favor her even more?

A calculating look flashed in Xenia's eyes. She wouldn't let Noelle succeed. Her gaze shifted to Isaac beside her, and she quickly came up with an idea.

After working all day without a break for lunch, Noelle finally finished writing the code. She stretched her neck, hoping the test would pass tomorrow so she could leave for good. She really didn't want to be involved with the Liddell family any longer.

As she packed up to leave, Isaac sneered. The IT department staff never leaves on time. Newbie, don't you know the rules? You're getting paid by the company, so you should contribute."

Noelle remained indifferent. "You're great at overtime, but I haven't seen you solve the firewall issue. You're useless, so working overtime won't help."

"Brat, who are you calling useless? How about you try it?"

She slapped him hard across the face. "You have no skills and always harass female colleagues. Don't you ever look at yourself in the mirror? Do you think you're even worthy?"

Everyone in the office turned to look.

Isaac, who usually bullied others, didn't expect a newcomer to dare lay a hand on him. Furious, he immediately raised his hand to strike back.

But before he could, someone grabbed his arm. "Who gave you permission to hit her?"

Noelle looked up, surprised to see Lucas. Wasn't Lucas the type to just watch her get hit? That had been the case in her past life.

The moment he appeared, Isaac instantly shrank back. "Mr. Liddell, I... I was just teaching the newbie a lesson."

"This is a company, not a place for fighting."

Lucas' tone was cold, especially

since Noelle was his sister. If

anyone was going to hit or scold her,

it could only be him. How dare an a

outsider lay a hand on ht

Lucas pushed Isaac aside. "Do you even know who she is?"

How dare these people lay hands on the heiress of the Liddell family! This was going too far!