Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 686

Noreen didn't know the woman, so she thought nothing of it and continued walking toward the main hall.

But just as she passed them, the woman who had scoffed spoke up in a snide tone.

"You really can't judge a book by its cover. Who would have thought she'd turn out to be this kind of person?"

Another chimed in, "Of course you couldn't tell. Who would wear a sign that says 'shameless'?"

"For all we know, she built her career through underhanded means. So pathetic."

Noreen didn't know who they were talking about, so she ignored them and kept walking.

The women's voices grew louder.

"Exactly! I heard that back in the day, she drugged Seth and crawled into his bed just to get her claws into him. We could never stoop to such shameless tactics, which is why we're not as successful as she is."

"That's how people from the bottom are. They're willing to do anything, and they have no shame."

Noreen had heard this kind of gossip before.

But back then, for the sake of the bigger picture, she had tried her best to ignore it.

She told herself that the innocent have nothing to fear from rumors, that the truth would speak for itself.

But thinking about it now, she realized everyone only gets one life. Why should she have to put up with it?

So she turned around, walked right up to the women, and stared at them silently. "Are you talking about me?"

The women, who had been so smug just a moment ago, were now intimidated by Noreen's presence, their faces betraying their guilt.

No matter what, with Noreen's current status, they couldn't afford to offend her.

One of them suddenly changed her tune, putting on a warm and friendly act. "Ms. Gilmore, you've misunderstood. We weren't talking about you. How could we dare?"

The smile vanished from Noreen's face, replaced by a cold indifference. "Oh? Then who were you talking about? Tell me all about it."

"We were just… casually gossiping…"

The others started to stammer as well.

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