Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 313

Noreen frowned in disbelief. “You sent out the engagement invitations but haven't even picked a venue yet?”

The deputy director chuckled, trying to clear things up. “Not exactly. It’s just that Director Lowell didn’t like the wedding venue design, so Mr. Harcourt went with her to work on a new plan.”

At this, the deputy’s tone was full of barely disguised envy. “You have no idea how much Mr. Harcourt dotes on Director Lowell. He’s like a real-life billionaire romance hero.”

Noreen, however, wasn’t interested in any of that. She asked, “What about Mr. Vincent? Is his vacation still not over?”

The deputy hesitated. “Oh… you haven’t heard?”

“Heard what?”

Since the news was already public and Noreen was a partner who’d be working with them often, the deputy decided there was no point in hiding it.

“Mr. Vincent left Ascendancy Group with his entire team. His management style clashed with Director Lowell’s, and he decided to move on.”

Noreen’s eyes narrowed. “When did this happen?”

How had she not heard even a whisper about it?

“This Monday,” the deputy replied, giving her the date.

Noreen’s frown deepened.

Wasn’t that the day of the auction?

Vincent had been a pillar of Ascendancy Group—he’d been with Seth Harcourt since before the company’s founding, through all the ups and downs.

He’d earned his place, both through hard work and loyalty. He was a cornerstone of the company.

And Seth just let him go, just like that?

And after firing him, Seth could still go on a shopping spree at the auction with his beloved Bianca, as if nothing had happened?

At this point, Noreen wasn’t sure Seth didn’t have some sort of personality disorder.

Maybe he’d been replaced by someone else, or reincarnated.

Whoever took over his life must have been a die-hard Bianca Lowell fan.

Otherwise, there was simply no way to explain how a person could change so drastically.

She was absolutely baffled.

Completely speechless!

“I’ll order a courier to pick it up,” Noreen offered.

“Noreen, could you come in person?” Evelyn’s voice was tentative.

Noreen immediately caught the worry in her tone. “What’s wrong?”

Evelyn explained, “It’s Mr. Harcourt. Something’s really off with him lately. He barely eats, just sits out in the yard all day, hardly says a word. He’s lost so much weight. Dr. Barlow says several of his health markers are out of whack. If this goes on, his body won’t hold out…”

Evelyn’s voice broke as she spoke, until she was almost in tears.

“I just thought, maybe if you talked to him, he’d listen to you.”

“I’ll be right there,” Noreen promised at once.

Even if Evelyn hadn’t asked, she knew she needed to check in on him.

Besides, she didn’t have to worry about running into any “unwelcome guests”—after all, that particular “trouble” was overseas now.

Noreen hurried over to the Harcourt family estate as quickly as she could.

As soon as she stepped through the gate, she saw Wade Harcourt sitting alone in the garden.