Chapter 1660

Cedric looked at Noelle and said, "Don't try to use the child to get closer to me." "Do you think I'm using the child to please you?" "What else could it be?" He scrutinized her with his sharp gaze as he continued, "Can you really say that everything you've done doesn't have ulterior motives in mind?" Noelle laughed out loud in anger. "Oh, yes. I do have ulterior motives. You're so clever, Mr. Greene." "Then, stop wasting your time." "You're right. I've wasted my time." Noelle set the glass back down and turned to leave. She cursed under her breath as she left, thinking that she must have lost her mind to have said that to Cedric. "Cedric, you bastard." Cedric watched her leave and then lifted his head to down the rest of his wine in one gulp. He wondered why the wine tasted so bitter that night. Perhaps it was just his imagination. Cedric reassured himself that he had not done anything wrong. He could not afford to fall for Noelle's tricks. Although he had not yet figured out