Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1153

By the time Noreen walked out of the kitchen carrying the fruit platter, the heat in her face had barely begun to fade, leaving a lingering flush on her cheeks.

Evelyn quickly pulled her toward the sofa. "I told you that you didn't need to help. Look at you, you're so warm your face is completely red."

Noreen's legs nearly gave out.

Evelyn warmly offered the fruit to Rosalind.

The group fell into casual conversation.

A few minutes later, Seth emerged from the kitchen.

He looked entirely composed, completely at odds with the ravenous, predatory way he had behaved just moments ago.

He took a seat across from Noreen, maintaining a polite distance.

Rosalind remarked, "Seth is a remarkably good cook."

Evelyn was quick to agree. "He is! But he rarely cooks. In all these years, we've only had his food twice. The last time was five years ago."

Rarely cooks?

She couldn't even count how many times she had eaten his cooking.

But Evelyn's timeline sparked a memory in Noreen's mind.

She had eaten at the Harcourt house exactly once, five years ago.

Ironically, she had only stayed for dinner that night because she thought Seth wasn't home.

Coincidentally, every dish served that evening had been exactly what she liked.

They had just tasted a little sweeter than usual.

Hearing Evelyn's comment now, something clicked.

There was no such thing as a perfect coincidence.

She thought for a moment, then pulled out her phone and texted him.

[Did you cook that meal five years ago too?]

Across the room, Seth's phone buzzed. He glanced up at Noreen.

He unlocked his screen, lowering his gaze. His long lashes hid the emotion in his eyes as he typed back a nonchalant reply.

[Yeah.]

His long fingers continued tapping across the screen.

A moment later, Noreen received a second message.

It was an array of premium imported seafood.

She had ordered it specifically for Noreen.

Before Noreen could even decline, Evelyn beat her to the punch. "If you don't take this, you're insulting me. Besides, you brought us plenty of wonderful things too."

Noreen had no choice but to accept and thank her.

Back inside.

The moment Noreen left, Seth found himself distracted.

They had been apart for barely two minutes, and he already missed her.

He stood up to head to his room, but noticed her phone abandoned on the sofa.

He naturally picked it up, intending to run it out to her.

But as his fingertips brushed the edge of the case, he paused.

It was a clear matte phone case, and trapped between the case and the back of the phone was a tiny, folded slip of paper.

Seth's long fingers slipped in and carefully slid the paper out.