Chapter 56
Nothing about the situation had gone as Damon had expected.
He had rushed over, heart pounding, fearing that something terrible had happened to Noelle. Hut to his surprise, it was Erick and Jamari–those two team mishus–who had ended up on the receiving end of disaster.
They are you telling me you did this to them?”
Damon stared at the two crumpled figures on the floor, bruised and bloodied, before shifting his gaze to Noelle–small, delicate, and seemingly incapable of harming a fly.
“I was me” Noelle admitted, looking both sheepish and proud. “Who else would it be?”
“Your fighting skills are impressive,” Domon said, his eyelid twitching.
He’d heard the stones about Noelle defeating her instructors during military training, but since he hadn’t seen it for himself, he’d assumed there had to be some kind of exaggeration or fluke.
But now, sering Erick and Jamari’s wrecked faces with his own eyes, Damon couldn’t deny it anymore–Noelle could actually fight
Hearing Damon’s compliment, Noelle’s confidence swelled. She lifted her chin proudly. “Of course! I’m undefeated in one–on–one fights”
Damon found himself momentarily amused by Noelle’s smugness.
She was kind of cute.
But as soon as the thought entered his mind, he felt horrified.
Was I out of his mind? How could I think Noelle was cute? Damon thought
Leia was the cutest person in the world. Compared to Leia, Noelle was barely one ten–thousandth as endearing.
Shaking his head to dispel the errant thought, Damon put on a stem expression and rained on her parade.
“You had your fun beating them up, but now what? Everyone was having a good time at the party, and you just had to ruin it by putting two team members in the hospital. If this gets out, it could reflect badly on me too.
“Huh?” Noelle’s triumphant mood deflated instantly. “Is it really that serious?”
Daimon’s tone was exasperated. “You knocked their teeth out. What do you think?”
“Oh..” Noelle looked down, lips pressed together, seemingly reflecting on her actions
Although Damon didn’t particularly like Noelle, he knew Erick and Jamari were the real culprits here. He also had to admit that he shared some of the blame for not keeping a closer eye on her.
He sighed and started to soften has tone.
“You.” Damon began, but before he could finish, Noelle cut him off.
“Damon, you should leave,” she said, her expression suddenly serious
“What” Damon was taken aback. “Leave? What are you planning to do?”
Noelle’s eyes darkened, and she whispered conspiratorially, “Don’t worry, Damon. I’ll handle this. I promise it won’t come back to haunt us,”
Hey confidence made Damo feel uneasy. He raised an eyebrow and asked cautiously, “What exactly are you planning?”
Noelle made a sliring motion at ross her neck and said in a grave tone, “Dispose of the bodies and erase all evidence” Daina was perciless.
Noelle, oblivious to his reaction, continued tu explain her plan in detail.
“Don’t worry, Damon. Those two didn’t use my 11 to book the room, so there’s no paper trail. I’ll hack into the surveillance system and delete the footage. Then, III disguise myself as a cleaning staff member, inove their bodies out as if I’m taking out the trash, and incinerate them in a cremation furnace…
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“Enough!” Damon cut her off, looking utterly defeated.
He rubbed his temples and asked in disbelief, “What were you even doing before this? Why do you have ideas like this? Forget it–I’ll handle this.”
“But you said it might cause problems for you.” Noelle protested. “Don’t worry. Damon. I’ma professional. The police won’t find anything-
“If you say one more word. I’m calling the cops right now, Damon threatened, his face dark with frustration.
Noelle immediately clammed up
Shrinking back, she looked up at Damon with wide, innocent eyes. “But Damon, 1 was just trying to help. Why are you calling the police on me!”
Who needs that kind of help?” Damson snapped.
“Murder? Disposing of bodies? What kind of law–abiding citizen even thinks like that Damon thoug
Damon was now seriously wondering if Noelle had a history in organized crime.
Eli’s warnings a
The more.
about keeping an eye on Noelle suddenly made perfect sense.
Damon thought about it, the more his head throbbed. Why did he have to deal with such chaos at a simple victory party?
Despite his irritation, Damon eventually called an ambulance for Frick and Jamari. Once they were sent to the hospital, Damon contacted the team manager to explain the situation.
trying to
He framed it as Erick and Jamari t
to harass Noelle, leading to a “necessary” scuttle.
Damon Anderson called the team leader again and briefly explained the reason, which was that Zhang Jing and Wang Zhi were dishonest and bullied his sister Noelle Anderson, and he knew it, so he beat them up.
“Thanks for your understanding” Damon said to the manager.
“It’s nothing. Honestly, this is on us for not managing them better. Is your sister okay? Should I come check on her!”
“No need” Damon replied quickly, glancing over his shoulder.
Noelle was sitting nearby, happily munching on a chicken drumstick.
she caught Damon’s eye and flashed him a sweet smile, looking anything but traumatized.
Damon’s eye twitched, but he maintained his composure. “She’s shaken up and doesn’t want to see anyone right now. I’ll take her home myself Thanks again for your help
After hanging up, Damon walked over to Noelle.
She had just finished her chicken and was now holding a handful of lamb skewers. She ran up to him, her face lit with curiosity. “Damon, is everything sorted?”
“Yeah” Damon replied, still trying to process everything.
“Great” Noelle beamed, relieved that Damon wouldn’t face any consequences.
Freling at case, she cheerfully polished off the lamb skewers.
Damon watched in disbelief as Noelle devoured the skewers
“How are you not full You are so much at the party, he asked, battled.
“Tim not full,” Noelle replied matter–of–factly. “Fighting takes a lot of energy, and you scared me with how serious you made this sound. Stress burns ralunes, you know!”
Stuffing the air, Noelle’s nose twitched. Her eyes sparkled as she tugged on Damon’s sleeve.
“Damon, I smell pancakes! I think they or bertilled Let’s go get sommel”
Damon stared at her in disbelief. Still hungry?
He had never met anyone with a bigger appetite–or a thicker skin.
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She kept calling him Damon even though he told her not to, always bouncing back from his scolding like it hadn’t happened.
Now she wanted pancakes after all that lamb? What is wrong with this girl?”
