Noelle''s mood lifted when she saw the look on Xenia''s face. It was clear that Xenia was unhappy about her return to the Liddell family, especially now that Frank, ke, and Lucas were all on her side. However, that was exactly the effect Noelle wanted.


    Donovan''s expression hardened at Xenia''s question.


    Before he could respond, Frank said, "Donovan, didn''t you say that the family should stay together? We''ve had our conflicts, but now that Noelle is willing to make peace and Lucas and ke are fine, can''t we all take a step back?"


    Xenia was unwilling to give in. "Frank, Noelle agreed to reconcile out of nowhere. Don''t you think she has an ulterior motive?"


    Xenia couldn''t let Noelle return and take her ce in the family, no matter what.


    Frank snorted. "Noelle is our biological sister, the daughter of the Liddell family. Of course, she would want to reconcile. After all, this is her home."


    ke pointed at Xenia and scolded, "You''re just a driver''s daughter. Who are you to question this? Do you think you could take Noelle''s ce in the Liddell family if she didn''te back? Dream on!"


    Did Xenia really think ke couldn''t see through her schemes?


    Tears gathered in Xenia''s eyes. She turned to Donovan.


    "Donovan, I never wanted to rece Noelle. I just feel that since she used to hate the Liddell family, her sudden change of heart must mean something."


    Donovan scolded ke. "Xenia''s father died saving our parents. She has always been treated like ady of the family. She has no reason topete with Noelle."


    ke sneered. "Donovan, the Liddell family has done more than enough for Xenia. Wasn''t her father the reason the ident even urred? What did he ever do for our family?"


    Noelle''s expression shifted. "What do you mean by that?"


    Did ke know something? Xenia was startled and hurried to exin, "ke, what are you saying? My father died in that car ident! What does that have to do with him?"


    Her heart pounded anxiously. Did ke know her father was still alive?


    Noelle walked up to ke and asked seriously, "What really happened in that ident?"


    ke continued, "How could the ident have happened if Xenia''s father hadn''t been driving carelessly? Doesn''t he bear some responsibility?"


    Noelle''s heart sank. That wasn''t the answer she was looking for.


    Xenia secretly sighed in relief. It was fine as long as ke didn''t know the truth about her father.


    She immediately looked pitiful. "ke, my father was always a


    careful driver. That day, som


    ran @light and crashed into his car. How was that his fault?"


    "But the ident report showed that your father never even hit the brakes and was driving at high speed. Wouldn''t he have at least tried to stop the car under normal circumstances?"


    Xenia was speechless. She didn''t actually know the full details of the ident.


    She had asked her father about it before, but he had never told her anything, only that she should be careful not to ask too many questions.


    She sobbed, "Maybe my father was too shocked to react. But he''s been dead for years now. Why are you still ming him?"


    "You''re right." Donovan looked at


    ke, "investigated the a''s


    was the other driver''s fault. father had nothing to do wit


    it."


    It


    ke frowned. "But didn''t you say that it was strange the driver never hit the brakes?"


    "I did," Donovan admitted. "But there could be other exnations. Maybe he panicked. But there''s no point in digging deeper now that he''s gone." Donovan had looked into it and found the real culprit was the reckless driver. Noelle suddenly spoke. "What if the brakes had already been tampered with?" If Xenia''s father was still alive, then maybe he had done something to the car. Xenia refuted, "That''s impossible! My father would have checked. Even if the brakes were faulty, it had nothing to do with him. He died, too!"