No longer a pushover (Noelle and Cedric) novel Chapter 1171

Noelle looked at Mia and asked, "Do you think she might be after your inheritance?"

It was the only motive that made any real sense since Mia did have a substantial fortune in her name. After all, Salena had spent years playing the long game just to get her hands on it.

Mia's expression grew complicated. "I'm not sure. But legally, everything was left to me in my father's will, so no one can take it away."

"Exactly. Otherwise, Mrs. Cantrell would've already drained you dry. But Ivy married your dad, had a son, and still walked away with nothing. Don't you think that might be eating at her?" Noelle had always found Ivy's indifference toward wealth a little too performative.

A woman from a socialite finishing academy acting like money didn't matter? Please.

Grace's eyes widened as it clicked. "So, Ivy came back for the money? But how could she possibly get to your assets? Even Mrs. Cantrell couldn't pull it off."

Noelle explained, "That's because Mrs. Cantrell still had some pride. She figured she could manipulate Mia into giving it up willingly later, so she didn't act too soon. Did you forget how Mrs. Cantrell snapped and tried to lock Mia up when things didn't go her way?"

Grace nodded quickly. "You're right. People will do anything for money."

Mia gave a faint, bitter smile. "But Ivy's never shown anything like that."

Noelle replied, "That's exactly how you know she's calculating. Besides, she can't touch your money now anyway. It's all locked in PZ Group investments, right? Still not matured."

She looked at Mia and added, "Either way, you need to stay alert."

Mia nodded. "I will."

"I'm totally a fan of them now! Anyone still trashing Noelle can sit down. I'm not letting that slide anymore."

Seeing all these positive reviews, Noelle felt somewhat strange. She said, "Could this be the PR department's doing? Because of me, Maple Enterprise's reputation hasn't been great lately."

Grace smiled and said, "This is a good thing—it gives you both some positive feedback."

"But I didn't want to get positive feedback this way, and I've told Cedric the same thing. He feels the same way I do."

The scene of rescuing Ivy was identical to the scene of her parents' death, and she didn't want to bring up that incident.

Grace suggested, "Why don't you ask Cedric about it?"