Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1127

Of course, they were highly interested in such explosive news.

Crystal eyed the cheaply dressed woman in front of her with outright disgust.

Making zero effort to hide her contempt, she pulled a wad of cash from her designer bag and tossed it at Lillian. "Is this enough?"

"Considering how nicely you ladies are dressed, I know you're not strapped for cash. This little bit..."

Lillian was clearly unsatisfied.

Crystal offered a number. "Ten thousand dollars."

"Twenty thousand," Lillian countered, instantly doubling the price. "This is Noreen Gilmore's scandal we're talking about."

"Deal. Show me your QR code."

Crystal's quick agreement made Lillian wonder if she had lowballed herself.

But since the words were already out, she couldn't take them back and had to settle.

After Crystal transferred the twenty thousand dollars into her account, Lillian spilled the secret. "Five years ago, Noreen hired The Escort right here at this club."

Truthfully, it wasn't exactly a massive scandal.

After all, Noreen had been single back then; whatever she did was her own business.

But Crystal and Gia hated Noreen so fiercely that they were eager to blow even the smallest thing completely out of proportion.

They wanted to humiliate her.

They wanted to drag her down from her pedestal.

More than anything, they wanted the men who adored Noreen to realize that their precious goddess was nothing special.

So Crystal felt the twenty thousand dollars was money well spent.

Her disdain for Noreen only grew stronger.

"Do you know exactly who she hired?" Gia asked.

Lillian's eyes darted slyly. "Of course I do."

"Great." Gia's lips curled into a triumphant smirk. "Leave your contact info. I'll reach out when I need you."

"Sure."

Once Lillian walked away, Crystal turned to Gia. "What's your plan?"

Gia's eyes burned with malice. "A juicy secret like this is only fun if it's exposed in public."

Crystal exchanged a look with her, clearly entirely on board with the strategy.

"I said it all along. Women like Noreen, who claw their way up from the bottom, always have skeletons in their closets."

Silas was probably losing his mind trying to salvage the mess.

Which explained why he was desperate enough to try poaching talent from Stellaris.

What he didn't know was that Katy Joyner could never be bought.

Noreen called Katy to let the girl know she was coming to pick her up to spend the New Year in Rivercrest City.

It would be the perfect chance for her to get some proper rest over the holidays.

"When are you coming to get me?" Katy was clearly bouncing off the walls with excitement.

"I'm at the airport right now."

"I'll go pack my bags!"

"Alright."

When Noreen arrived at the Joyner family residence, Sage Joyner and Castle Joyner were talking in the living room.

Both men had grim expressions.

But their conversation stopped abruptly the moment Noreen walked in.

Castle stood up. "I'll go upstairs and get Katy."