Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 497

“Noreen, after InnoCore goes public, let’s go out for a proper dinner.”

The timing, he thought, would be perfect.

Noreen considered it for a moment, then nodded. “Okay.”

A wave of relief and happiness washed over Dylan. “It’s a date, then! Don’t you forget it.”

After he left, Noreen took a shower. Two days of running around had finally paid off, and she could finally breathe a little. A message from Sophia popped up on her phone, warning her to close her windows because of a thunderstorm forecast for that night. Noreen shut her laptop and went to the window. The wind was already picking up outside. From her top-floor apartment, she had a clear view of the trees below, their crowns swaying wildly. She could just make out a black sedan parked under one of them. *Anyone who parks under a tree in this weather is a brave soul,* she thought idly. She didn’t give it another thought as she drew the curtains and went to bed.

…

On the same day that Everstill signed its contract with PerseTech, Noreen finalized a partnership with Auspice Accounting. In their circle, news traveled fast. Bianca heard about it while she was at a spa with Yvonne Laurent. The moment she saw the message in their group chat, she sat bolt upright on the massage table, staring at her phone in disbelief.

“How is that possible?”

Her shock was understandable. Auspice was the top accounting firm in the industry, a giant that even Everstill looked up to. It was a partnership Bianca wouldn’t have even dared to dream of, yet Noreen had secured it.

When she told Yvonne, she was equally stunned. “How did Noreen even get a meeting with Auspice?”

Bianca immediately thought of Halley. One of his former students had founded Auspice. Noreen must have gotten to them through him. Which meant that, in the end, it was Dylan who had helped her. Had he really become so infatuated that he’d lost all sense?

“Don’t worry,” Yvonne said, her eyes narrowing. “I have a way to make all of Noreen’s efforts go to waste.”

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