Chapter 155

“You…” Kimberly was speechless because she was stunned by what Leia said.

Just then, Vincent said in a low voice, “Of course, you’re in the wrong. That Noelle and Nicolas are together, and you want to take him back?

“Back then, I kept asking you to get engaged to Nicolas, but you didn’t want it. Now why would you think that’d be okay?

“You’re Noelle’s sister, but you want to take her man from her? Do you think that’s appropriate?”

Leia turned around and looked at Vincent. She retorted indignantly, “Outsiders only know that the Anderson family will be in-laws with the Sawyer family. They don’t know who will get married exactly. Anyway, it hasn’t been settled yet. Even if Nicolas married me instead of Noelle, no one will say anything about it…”

Before Leia could finish her words, Vincent reprimanded sternly, “Leia, you’ve really gone too far!”

Leia was shocked by Vincent’s angry tone. She was stunned and saw Vincent looking at her with a darkened expression.

Vincent said angrily, “Do you think you can do that just because you want it? Now that it’s confirmed that Noelle and Nicolas are together, and both of our families know about it, what can you do about it now?”

He continued, “Leia, what do you take marriage for? Do you still see Noelle as your sister? Have you ever considered her feelings? You’ve always been well-behaved and sensible. How can you say such selfish words now!”

This was the first time Leia had been criticized so harshly by Vincent. She felt extremely aggrieved and sad, and she wanted to retort, “L…”

She wondered, “Why can’t that happen? Nicolas is clearly interested in me. As long as I want it, Nicolas will definitely be willing to call off the engagement for me. Dad has said so many pompous words for his own pride. He only cares about his prestige without considering my feelings at all.”

However, before Leia could speak again, Vincent continued, “You must have gone stupid. Go back to your room now to reflect on yourself. Apologize to Noelle when you realize your mistake!”

When Leia heard this, tears streamed down her face again. “Dad…”

Vincent just said ruthlessly, “Shut up! Go back to your room!”

Leia was completely sad and disappointed as she looked around at the Anderson family members.

She wondered, “The Anderson family used to love me. What happened to them? I thought that Dad would side with me, but in the end, he still sided with Noelle. Now, there’s no place for me at all in this home, is there?”

Leia cried her heart out. She couldn’t stay any longer, so she covered her face and ran upstairs.

No one went after her to comfort her.

Even Damon, who doted on Leia the most, remained silent on the sofa.

When Eli saw this, he could not help but tease, “Damon, Leia is crying so loudly. Aren’t you going to comfort her?”

Damon gloomily glanced at Eli and said, “Eli, will you ever stop fanning the flames?”

Eli just sported a grin.

However, Damon did not chase after Leia, nor did he speak up for her, which made Eli very happy.

He thought, “This is how it’s supposed to be. Leia is in the wrong. Why should we protect her blindly?”

Just then, Vincent stood up.

He walked toward Noelle and said to her solemnly, “Noelle, I did ask you to get engaged to Nicolas for selfish reasons. I wanted the Anderson family and the Sawyer family to become in-laws so our family could rise to the next level.

“However, when I saw that you were happy with Nicolas, I was really happy and relieved!

“Well, Leia has been with us for more than ten years. With so many years of relationship, I can’t help but subconsciously favor her and ignore your feelings sometimes. But even so, I know what’s right, and I know what I should and shouldn’t do.

“Just be happy with Nicolas. I won’t let Leia ruin your relationship, nor will I let Nicolas marry her just because she has realized that he has become a better man. Of course, if he bullies you in any way, tell me. You’re my daughter. I won’t let you suffer.”

Vincent suddenly spoke so much.

Before Noelle could react, Eli standing beside her was the first to be dumbfounded.

He looked at Vincent, his vain father, in a daze and said in shock, “Dad, what happened to you? Oh my god, I can’t believe you would say such words!”

“Eli, shut up,” Vincent glanced at goofy Eli helplessly.

He looked at Noelle again and said solemnly, “Noelle, I’m saying this for one reason. If you have any grievances, you have to tell me. I can’t know everything. You have to tell me so that I can analyze and judge. As long as you’re right, I’ll definitely stand up for you.”

The reason why Vincent expressed his stance this time was mainly because Noelle was crying.

In his impression, Noelle had always been very optimistic, always smiling and carefree.

Unexpectedly, such a happy-go-lucky girl actually cried so pitifully.

At that time, Vincent felt that as her father, he should let Noelle know how he felt for her. He couldn’t bring himself to let such a cheerful girl cry.

Without saying anything, Noelle stared unblinkingly at Vincent.

Suddenly, she felt a different kind of feeling spreading in her heart.

She thought, “So what Nick said is true. Only the crying baby will get what they want.”

Vincent’s words today surprised Noelle. In her impression, Vincent had always been a biased and snobbish person. His being biased toward Leia for benefits was something within Noelle’s expectations.

But now he was telling her that he would defend her too. He would stand up for her if she felt wronged.

Somehow, Noelle’s heart started pounding.

She felt that when Vincent was not snobbish, he was quite a nice person.

Noelle agreed obediently, “Okay, got it. Thank you, Dad.”

“No worries.” Vincent reached out and rubbed Noelle’s hair.

He tried his best to put on a smile on his stern face, trying to show his kind and amiable side in front of Noelle. He said, “I’m sorry about what just happened. However, if you’re angered ever again, you can’t strangle others again, understand?”

Noelle readily agreed, “Got it!”

Noelle thought, “I let anger get to my head. But from now on, I’ll only take action in a secret place when I have to."

Vincent said, “Okay now. It’s getting late. You should go back to your room and prepare for sleep now.”

“Okay.” Noelle nodded and smiled at Vincent and Kimberly. “Good night, Dad, Mom.”

Kimberly said, “Goodnight.”

Since the dispute between Noelle and Leia had been settled, Vincent and Kimberly returned to their room.

Walking along the corridor on the second floor, Eli quickly walked up to Noelle and raised his eyebrow at her.

He smiled and said, “Sour Dad has said so, tell him if you feel wronged again. Leia is so good at faking grievances, but you can do that too. I’m sure…”

Noelle chuckled.

Originally, Noelle had been in a very bad mood these days because Brandon didn’t allow her to come into contact with Nicolas.

Unexpectedly, she was now in a very good mood.

Previously, only Nick could make her happy. However, today was the first time she felt such a feeling from the Anderson family. Especially since Eli had been playing tricks on Leia with her, Noelle felt secretly happy that she had won a round.

When Eli saw Noelle smile again, he could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

He reached out to rub her hair and said, “I saw that you were depressed in school recently. I asked you about it, but you wouldn’t tell me. Now you’re finally smiling. If you have any grievances again, just tell me. I’m your brother, after all. No matter what, I’ll stand up for you.”

When Noelle heard this, she could not help but cover her mouth and laugh.

She blinked at him and said, “Eli, I still remember on the first day I met you, you told me not to expect you to treat me as well as you treat Leia. Are you going back on your word now?”