The meeting room was quiet. It wasn't just Noelle who was surprised; Cedric hadn't expected to see her here either. Alfred deliberately cleared his throat. "Everyone's here, huh? I heard the firewall issue was resolved, so I came to look."

He had originally come to make trouble, but he didn't expect that the person who solved the problem was Noelle. This made things a bit complicated. Bobby stood up respectfully. "Yes, Ms. Liddell has just tested the software, and there are no issues now. Is there anything else you'd like to check?"

Alfred casually sat down and flipped through the documents, though there wasn't much to see. After all, the firewall issue was something they had deliberately fabricated to make things difficult for Liddell Corporation. After reading for a while, he glanced at Cedric. "What do you think of it?"

He knew it was up to him to make the call. He looked at the documents and then looked at Noelle in surprise. "Did you solve this yourself?"

Noelle nodded. "Yes, it's just a simple problem."

She was actually quite surprised to learn that Alfred ran this company. So they had been staying late because of the firewall issue with this software?noveldrama

The problem with the firewall wasn't complicated-it was just a mental block. She had spent a lot of time figuring it out in her past life, which was why she solved it so quickly this time.

Cedric said lightly, "If it's such a simple issue, why couldn't Liddell Corporation solve it? Why did it take a high school graduate like you to help?"

His words were laced with sarcasm.

Frank's expression immediately faltered. He hadn't expected Cedric to be here. Judging by the situation, he was either the behind-the-scenes boss or a partner.

Frank's tone became less pleasant. "Noelle was also involved in this project and responsible for the firewall part."

Honestly, he hadn't thought Noelle could solve the firewall issue.

Alfred started with another sarcastic

remark. "Oh, so she's that

important? A young woman

participating in software

development-your company should nurture her more. Why did she get buried after just one project?"

Frank froze. Indeed, how had he overlooked Noelle's abilities? He turned to James, wanting to understand more.

James lowered his voice. "That time, Ms. Quigley wanted to join the project, too, but she really didn't know anything and would only drag things down. For fairness, you didn't let Ms. Liddell participate."

After hearing this, Frank fell silent for

a long time He reached for his water but accidentally choked to cover up his awkwardness. He hadn't expected things to be this way and felt guilty, and he couldn't look Noelle in the eye.

Alfred, with his sharp hearing, immediately went on the attack. "Fairness, my foot! You delayed your biological and talented sister for the sake of an unrelated idiot. No one

believe that even if you told

W!"

QU

"Really? You thought it through quite a bit. You made it seem like you were doing a good deed, pleasing outsiders by showing you treated your adopted sister well. But what you sacrificed was Noelle's interests!"

Frank nearly dropped his cup. His voice was hoarse. "I... I didn't think things through back then."

Alfred's words were harsh, his anger rising quickly. After learning the backstory, Cedric felt a heavy weight in his heart.

He looked at Noelle. "It's not too late to start working hard now. The company has other development projects that fit you well."

He would make up for what she had lost when she was younger. That was something he owed her.

Noelle smiled faintly. "Alright."

Frank instinctively interrupted their conversation, his eyes filled with panic as he looked at her. "If you didn't want it, you could have told me back then."

"Noelle."

If she had spoken up, he wouldn't have done it.

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