Chapter 120 Chapter 120 se first time Damon had ever touched Noelle head .
Her eyes lit up instantly , and she grinned .
Damon , this is the first time youve touched second , staring at her bright expression .
Then , as if realizing what hed done , he quickly pulled his hand hack and shifted away .
distance between them .
His expression turned a little awkward .
it reaction ? he asked , trying to e grinned and scooted closer .
Didnt you say you wanted to keep your distance from me ? And now youre patting my head ? Does this mean tre firends .
Dandwitched .
She really doesnt forget things , does sher Damson was just as preot the pushed her forehead back with two fingers .
Dont overthink it .
It was nothing Stop acting like its a big deal .
need to act cool Noelle teased ou talking abo about ? he said curtly .
wing ear to e ear to ear .
T m not making things up .
I knew it Damon , you just cant ignore me ! woded .
Just stop dreaming ele bunt OUT lutely refused to go to the hospital .
Damon had no choice but to drive her home Noelle suddenly turned to him with a smile .
Oh , by the way , dont tell the family about what happened today from the lab , and whoever was behand them definitely was , too .
Noelle didnt want her family digging into things , so she figured best to keep quiet ... Cramon glanced at her . He had always known she had secrets .
dibe tubond a lot , but when it came to certain things , she kept her mouth shut .
No matter what , there were some things she just refused to share .
nosy or anything .
The only reason he ever asked about her past was because he wanted to understand her prone to have Noelles kind of skills , they had to have gone through I bell Lelle clearly wasnt planting to explain anything she even gave him a look that warned him not to ask Bearing better than to push .
If she didnt want to talk , she wouldnt .
So , he just nodded and said , Alright .
wont tell anyone .
cür grinned and leaned her head against his arm , her eyes twinkling .
That means we have a secret now just the two of us .
No one Who would have thought , a few hours ago , he was telling her to stay away , acting like he wanted nothing to do with her .
And now , they shared smurthing whether he liked it or no ven weirder , he didnt actually ha If anything , in frit , oddly erasuring However , that also made guilt creep up on him .
He had promised himself hed stand by Leias side , but here be was leting Noelle in The thought made his mood drop fast ferring Noelle still leaning on hits , his expression darkened .
He midged her off with his elbow , has tone sharper than necessary .
Hey .
Dont lean Before he even finasheed speaking .
Noelle suddenly yelped .
Ow ! Domen froze .
He turned to see her lurching her shoulder , her face scruched up in pain .
Chapter 120 In heart skipped a beat dropped Shit He had completely forgotten , shed been shot in the left shoulder .
And he had just showed her withour thinking .
Damon immediately pulled the car over .
Leaning toward her , he asked anxiously .
Did your wound open up ! Damn it , I told you not to lean overt How had is it ? Do you need to go to the hospital ? For the first time in a long time , he was actually pameking , His mind flashed back to her injury , to the sight of blood soaking thensigh her clothes .
Thi realization that he might have made it worse made his chest tighten .
From the way he looked at her , anyone would think he was the one who had been shot Just as Damon was about to call 911 , Noelle suddenly lifted her head and stuck her tongue out at him She grinned like a little kid that had just pulled off the perfect trick .
Hat You totally panicked ! I knew w you cared about me ! Dont even try to deny Damson just stared at her , completely dumbfounded .
Then it clicked .
She had played him .
The embarrassment hit first , then frustration .
His face darkened as he snapped .
Noeller J But she unly laughed harder .
Aww , now youre shy ! Noelle , Im so ... Damon gritted his teeth .
He had a short temper , a bad attitude , and normally , he had no problem letting people know exctly ho passed of he was But with Noelle , somehow , he just couldnt bring himself to yell at her .
She was infuriating , yet at the same time he felt relieved .
And that only annoyed him more .
In the end , he could only sigh in defeat , watching her bask in her little victory .
He swore to himself , next time , even if she actually collapsed in pain , he wouldnt give a damn When they got back to the Anderson familys house , the whole family was huddled together in the living room , deep in conversation .
They were talking about the new song by The Legend that had just shattered records .
Stanleys voice was already icons , and with Noelles composition , it was pure gold .
The song had dominated the charts in just a week , climbing straight to number unr . Meanwhile , Radiance Media had been going all in on promoting Noelle .
She hadnt even made a public appearance yet , and she was already being hyped as the next big thing Naturally , the Anderson family was over the moon .
They turned to Charlie , their go to for entertainment industry insight , and bombarded him with question ... Charlie didnt sugarcoat it .
He flat out said Noelles commercial value was already approaching top tier status .
That sent the whole family into celebration mode 56 , when Noelle and Damon walked through the door , they were met with a room full of expectant , eager faces .
Noelle Blinked .
Uh ... why is everyone lurking at me like that ? they hated her .
d to this kind of attention .
A month ago , the only one who ever got this much enthusiasm from the family was Leia .
And back thent .
Noelle let out a Karma sure works fast Eli practically bounced over to her , his excitement through the roof .
He clapped a hand on her left shoulder , grinning .
Noelle , youre a celebrity Being too excited , he didnt hold back .
Not even a little .
The slap landed hand Noelles fare twisted in pain .
Her body healed faster than most , but she was still human .
Her wound hd only ) just stopped bleeding , and the seals was still fresh , way too fragile in take that No matter how tough Noelle was , the slap was too much for her to handle .
Chapter 120 Eh trally noticed something was off .
Noelle Is wrong ? His excitement dimmed as he frowned at he Before she could say a word .
Damon was already there .
He shoved Eh back , glaring Hey , are you out of your damn mind ! Who told you to hit without wasting a second , he turned to Noelle his voice tight Noelle , are you okay !