Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 439

"You've lost weight," he said, his tone flat, betraying little concern. It sounded like a polite, obligatory comment.

Noreen didn't bother to answer his strange question. She stepped into the elevator just before the doors closed, and Seth followed.

The elevator descended in silence. Seth's phone buzzed several times, and he took it out, his attention completely absorbed by the screen. Noreen, feeling an uncharacteristic impatience, glanced up at the floor numbers. The polished steel walls reflected their images with perfect clarity—including the screen of Seth's phone.

Even in a fleeting, peripheral glance, she recognized the profile picture.

It was Bianca.

When the elevator reached the ground floor, Noreen walked out without a backward glance. They left the hotel one after the other.

Just as they did, Henry Brooke's car pulled up. He was there to see Ron Archer, but his eyes caught the strange sight of Noreen and Seth leaving the hotel separately. He paused, his brow furrowing in suspicion. A hotel was a delicate place; it was hard not to draw certain conclusions.

After a moment's hesitation, Henry dialed Bianca's number.

"Hey, where are you?" he asked when she answered.

"I'm at home," she replied.

Henry paused, ultimately deciding to keep his suspicions to himself. "I'm in Rivercrest City," he said instead. "I was hoping we could grab dinner sometime."

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