Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 400

But she couldn’t bring herself to refuse Evelyn. Finally, she nodded. “Fine. I’ll take him to the hospital.”

“Quickly, go with Noreen,” Evelyn urged Seth.

This time, Seth didn’t argue. He got up and followed Noreen out the door.

The drive to the hospital was silent. Seth’s gaze was fixed on the small good-luck charm hanging from her rearview mirror.

After a long while, he finally spoke. “Does that thing really work?”

“What? You want to get one for Bianca?”

Seth fell silent again.

When they arrived at the hospital, Noreen didn’t get out of the car. She simply told Seth to call Bianca. In a situation like this, Bianca should be the one to take care of him. It had nothing to do with her. Driving him here was more than enough.

Seth’s eyes were downcast. “I don’t want her to worry,” he said softly.

The words hit Noreen like a physical blow. They were so familiar. She had said the exact same thing once. Right after she had been released from the emergency room, the first thing she’d done was tell Claire not to call Seth. She hadn’t wanted him to worry.

What had Claire called her back then? A warrior charging into battle for love?

Tonight, Noreen felt like she was finally taking off that title and handing it over to Seth. “Good luck, warrior.”

Seth paused, his hand on the door. “You’re not coming in?”

Noreen gave him a look that said, *Don’t even think about it,* and drove away.

Seth didn’t go into the hospital. He glanced at his hand, still bleeding through the makeshift bandage, and gave a quiet, humorless laugh. He found a nearby planter to sit on, rubbing his temples to fight off his exhaustion. He pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and took a long drag. He had never been much of a smoker, but lately, it seemed like the only way to deal with the emotions churning inside him. The smoke swirled around him, obscuring his face.

“You really just left him there?”

“That’s him.”

“Is he single now?” Claire’s interest sharpened.

“I think so,” Noreen said, though she wasn’t entirely sure. Before Claire’s imagination could run wild, she cut her off. “His ex is Bianca.”

Claire’s face fell instantly. “Ugh, seriously?” she groaned. “Why are all these guys connected to that bitch Bianca? It’s like they’re all contaminated. No, thank you. You know,” she added thoughtfully, “I remember hearing he came from a good family.”

“He’s the current CEO of Omniva Bank.”

That only made Claire more annoyed. “Why do all these successful, attractive men fall for women like Bianca? Their taste is terrible!”

She concluded, “You know what? This just proves that Director Novak is the best of the bunch. At least he has no connection to her.”

When they arrived at the restaurant, they discovered that Dylan wasn’t alone either.