Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 264

Of course—with Seth as her rock-solid supporter, that confidence of hers made perfect sense.

Noreen turned away, and she and her two companions were the first to enter the conference hall, waiting for the results to be announced.

Yvonne Laurent was here too.

After the last company celebration, Yvonne had kept a low profile for quite a while.

It wasn’t until Bianca told her that Seth had handed her a multi-billion dollar project—and that Bianca was sure to win it—that Yvonne finally started showing up again.

Bianca had Lillian accompany her, and Lillian was quick to catch Yvonne up on all the gossip.

“That woman just now? That’s Noreen.”

Yvonne only knew that Noreen was one of InnoCore’s investors—the woman who’d stolen Bianca’s thunder at the SkyMind celebration. She had no idea what connection Noreen had to Seth.

Bianca had never brought it up. After all, ever since Bianca came back, Seth had treated her extremely well.

Lillian, on the other hand, had been working at Aurelion Group for a while now, and she had picked up on a few things about Noreen and Seth.

So she told Yvonne everything she knew.

“You’re telling me Seth kept her around for seven years?” Yvonne’s expression darkened.

Lillian nodded. “That’s right. But he never cared about her—she was just a tool. As soon as you came back, he kicked her out of Aurelion Group.”

Being the oldest of the three, Yvonne saw things from a broader perspective. “Seven years isn’t a short time.”

If a man kept a woman around for seven years, it was never simple.

Meanwhile, Bianca and Seth finished checking in and led Yvonne into the conference hall.

Seating was arranged in order of arrival. There was still one other company ahead of Aurelion Group and Winrich—another bidder.

To Noreen’s surprise, the representative was the father of the unruly boy who’d scalded her hand some time ago.

“Cousin, why do you look so down?” Lillian was puzzled. Today was supposed to be a day for celebration.

Bianca told her what she’d just overheard.

“Seriously? You buy that story about the little brat burning her hand? No way. That woman must’ve played some petty trick just to get Seth’s attention!” Lillian was fuming.

“We can see right through her act—so why can’t Seth?” she huffed.

“What a manipulator! I’ll take care of her for you later,” Lillian added, still holding a grudge from the banquet when Noreen had tripped her on purpose.

Bianca just said, “Don’t go overboard.”

“Doesn’t matter. She’s bound to embarrass herself today!” Yvonne had already made up her mind.

She won’t get the project, and she won’t get the man.

She’d always be the one defeated by Bianca—nothing more, nothing less.