Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 496

All Bianca could do was say goodnight to Seth and get out of the car.

The next day, Bianca and Seth went to the party. As they entered the club, Bianca saw a familiar pair of figures and stopped dead in her tracks. Seth, who had walked a few steps ahead, turned back. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” she said, her expression darkening as she tore her gaze away. She had just seen Noreen and Dylan. The sight of them together brought back Dylan’s words at the university, when he had told her that the person he’d loved for seven years was Noreen. The memory still stung.

When they entered the private room, Healy was already there, along with a few of Jude’s other friends. Bianca scanned the room. “Where’s Dylan? Is he not here yet?”

“He said he had something to do and would be late,” Jude replied.

Bianca sneered inwardly. *His ‘something to do’ is being with Noreen, isn’t it?*

Dylan’s definition of “late” turned out to be “not coming.” An hour into the party, there was still no sign of him. Bianca made an excuse to step out and deliberately lingered in the VIP suite area. Sure enough, in one of the private rooms, she saw him. And sitting next to him was Noreen.

They were laughing, chatting happily with the person across from them. Dylan was turned toward Noreen, his attention fully on her, occasionally placing food on her plate or peeling a shrimp for her. The gesture was so intimate and attentive it felt like a thorn twisting in Bianca’s heart.

Just then, a waiter pushed the door open to deliver a dish, giving Bianca a clear view of the person sitting across from them.

It was Halley Joyner.

She had just had dinner with him a few days ago, and he had been cold and distant. But now, he was all smiles. The discovery made Bianca frown. Dylan had introduced Noreen to someone like Halley? With her background and abilities, Noreen would never have had the chance to meet someone of his caliber. She remembered how Halley had dismissed Noreen at the golf course, yet she just kept trying to ingratiate herself. *So manipulative,* Bianca thought, turning away with a cold expression.

Back in the room, Jude asked why she’d been gone so long.

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