Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 384

Finding an outlet for his frustration, he couldn’t stop himself. “And here I thought you were so high and mighty. Turns out it was all an act. You pretended you were too good to visit Seth, but look at you now.” He sneered. “You only dared to come today because you knew Bianca was out of town, didn’t you?”

Noreen’s eyes were cold. “You really should have been a screenwriter.”

Her simple sentence hit a nerve. Jude practically jumped. “Why can’t you just admit it? Are you going to tell me that soup isn’t for Seth?”

She shouldn’t have bothered responding. Noreen started to walk away.

But Jude wasn’t finished. He followed her, his voice dripping with scorn. “Let me guess, you were so moved that Seth accidentally saved you that you think you have another chance, so you’ve come crawling back?”

“You’re so full of yourself!”

“Seth and Bianca are getting engaged. You don’t stand a chance, so stop wasting your time!”

“And no matter how hard you try, Bianca will always be better than you! She develops an AI, you develop an AI. She bids on the Port Redevelopment Project, you bid on it. She launches a game, you launch a game. And what’s the result? Her game is having a massive launch, and yours is nowhere to be seen.” A look of sudden realization crossed his face. “You’re doing all this just to get Seth’s attention, aren’t you?”

So, she was still the same drama queen she’d always been.

Noreen had intended to ignore him—she was busy and still had a meeting after visiting Vincent—but being snapped at like a stray dog was getting on her nerves. She stopped abruptly and fixed him with an icy glare.

Jude, who had been so aggressive just a moment ago, felt a sudden pang of fear. “Wh-what?” he stammered, his bravado vanishing. “Am I wrong? Bianca *is* better than you…”

Seth looked at Noreen, a thoughtful expression in his deep eyes. After a moment, he spoke. “I asked for your blessing before, and you wouldn’t say a word. But now you’re willing to give it?”

Noreen was speechless. That pot of boiling stew must have scrambled his brains.

He even had the audacity to say, with a hint of politeness, “I accept your blessing. Thank you.”

There are moments when you are so dumbfounded that words fail you. Not wanting to waste another second, Noreen turned and walked away without looking back.

Jude stared after her, completely bewildered. This wasn’t how he had imagined this would go. Wasn’t the soup for Seth?