Chapter 231 Chapter 231 Despite the recent chaos in the Anderson household , life went on .
Those who needed to study went back to their books , and those with jobs returned to work .
Noelle thought Ebie would insist on sticking to her today and follow her to school like usual .
Surpriungly , though .
Elsie chose to tag along with Adriel to the company instead .
So she really is more attached to Adriel , Noelle thought .
That at least ruled out the possibility that Elie was pretending to get close to her for some ulterior motive .
Still , Noelle wasnt about to let her guard dowen .
She made a mental note to report everything that happened last night to Brandon as soon as she had a free moment .
At school , Noelle had expected Leias sudden medical leave to stir up gossip .
Hot to her surprise , the class reacted with eerie calm .
No one even asked about Leia , much less showed any concern . At lunch , she brought this up with her best friend Tina .
Youre surprised ? Tina rolled her eyes .
You really thought Leia was well liked ? Wasnt she ? Noelle asked , genuinely puzzled .
There were always tons of girls around her .
Oh , those fake friends Tima scoffed .
Sure , they stuck around when it was convenient .
But Leias gone now , and none of them care .
You think they were genuinely invested in her ! She leaned in and added .
Ever since that whole illegitimate daughter rumor got debunked thanks to your brother Eli , by the way people started seeing Leia for who she really was .
Then she went all high and mighty after becoming Reynas prized student , refused to sign autographs , kept everyone at arms length .
Meanwhile , youre approachable , funny , and actually nice .
Anyone with half a brain knows whos worth talking to So thats how it is Noelle said , suddenly enlightened .
Youre a bit slow sometimes , Tina teased , then extended her band expectantly .
You forgot already ? Tina arched a brow .
You promised to get me 100 autographed photos of The Legends lead singer .
Im still waiting Oh , right Noelle smacked her forehead .
Sorry , I completely forgot .
Things have been crazy lately .
Ill call Stanley later and ask him to sign them and bring them over Tinas glasses glinted as her eyes lit up .
Wait .
You can get Stanley to personally deliver them ? sadral Sure , Noelle said casually .
Its not that big a She remembered Nicolas telling her Stanley had already made a hundred million dollars and was technically on vacation .
As a transformer , running a few errands was nothing .
Then its settled , Tins grinned , clearly already planning how shed profit from this Across the table , Harley had been silently watching the entire exchange .
His brows creased .
He stepped closer and pulled Noelle toward him , whispering with concern . Noelle , dont overpromise .
Stanleys still a public figure .
If people see him delivering autographs in person , it could cause a media frenzy Tina turned to him with a mocking smile three parts disdain , three parts sass , and the rest pure indifference .
Harley narrowed his eyes right back .
This woman .
Shes obviously trying to exploit Noelle .
Theres no way Im letting her Treat walking ATM her like some You get what I mean ? Harley asked , hopeful .
Maybe shed finally lly listen to reason Tina burst out laughing and gave her a thumbs up .
Genius Harleys face darkened immediately .
He wanted nothing more than to crack open Noelles head and see what kind of brain let Tina have this much I was here first , be fumed .
But in her eyes , Fan not even second place ! And as if that wasnt enough , Tina shot him a smug , taunting look as if to say , She likes me more , what are you gonna do about it ? Harleys hands clenched Goddamn it .
This womans dead meat .