ke saw Noelle and got up. "You''re finally here, my dear sister. Do you want to act? I can arrange a role for you."


    "No ended. Who gave you permission to film at the base?"


    "The school did. I spoke to them, and we''re shooting a youthful TV series about Team Yole."


    ke''s face was all smiles as though their fight from a few days ago had never happened.


    Noelle figured that was why he was so quiettely. It seemed he had been lying in wait for her.


    "Why don''t you cameo in a role, Noelle? It''d be great to have the whole family in the same scene." Xenia stepped forward in a preppy id skirt and school uniform. Her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she looked as innocent as ever.


    Noelle''s expression turned cold. "Who said I''m part of the family?"


    Xenia walked closer to take her hand. "Noelle, I know you''re still mad at me—"


    "Get lost!" Noelle yanked her hand away, and Xenia dramatically stumbled to the ground.


    Everyone nearby turned to look.


    Just as Xenia''s eyes reddened, and she seemed ready to use Noelle, ke helped her up with a smile. "What happened? Did you lose your bnce and fall over?"


    Xenia shrank back. "Noelle identally pushed me a little."


    "That''s not possible. Noelle isn''t that strong to push you over. You must''ve lost your bnce, didn''t you?"


    Under ke''s warning look, Xenia hesitated and reluctantly nodded. "I-I lost my bnce."


    "Now that''s more like it."


    ke''s smile widened as he turned to Noelle. "See? I''m on your side, so don''t go around saying I y favorites."


    Noelle found it all tooughable. She didn''t hesitate to raise her hand and p Xenia across the face.


    Xenia screamed, "What are you doing?"


    "pping you, obviously. Do I have to pick a special day for it?"


    Noelle had seen through Xenia''s fake stumble and wasn''t about to y along. Then, she turned away and walked straight into the base. They better not dream about getting her to cooperate with their act.


    ke quickly had his manager exin to fans that the earlier incident was just a rehearsal and not an actual conflict.


    Xenia stood pitifully at ke''s side. "My face is swollen, ke. I can''t shoot today."


    "I understand. Let''s take the day off, and we''ll resume tomorrow," ke uttered in


    a gentle tone. "And if your fans or ssmates ask about what happened earlier, you know what to say, don''t you?"


    "I do."


    ke''s voice turned cold. "That''s more like it. I''ll have to think of a solution to teach Noelle a lesson. If only she were as obedient as you are."


    Xenia seized the chance to say, "You told everyone that I was rehearsing with Noelle, but what if words get out that she''s not actually in the crew? Why not give her a role?"


    If Noelle got on set, she''d have plenty of chances to get back at her.


    "Good idea," ke echoed.


    "But I''m worried she might not agree."


    ke responded in amanding voice, "She doesn''t have a choice."


    Soon, Noelle received a call from the school. They pressured her into cooperating with ke''s request and taking a role in the drama.


    As the captain of Team Yole, she had little room to reject the order unless she were to step down from her position, but why should she give up her dreams for the Liddells?


    ke strode into her office and looked down at her with smug confidence. "I told you there are many ways to make someone fall in line. Are you going to cooperate or not?"