Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 469

Noreen was no stranger to these little feminine games. She just found Bianca's performance a bit amateurish. Her best friend, Claire, was practically an award-winning actress in comparison; her subtlety was far more natural. Noreen's gaze rested on Bianca for only a few seconds before she looked away, uninterested in anything that didn't concern her.

By the time Noreen got back to her office, she was feeling dizzy. She asked her assistant, Sophia Cole, to make her a packet of cold and flu powder.

"You were fine this morning. How did you catch a cold after just one trip to Ascendancy Group?" Sophia asked, her face etched with worry.

"The air conditioning at Ascendancy is like they don't have to pay the bills. It was on the lowest setting, and I was sitting right under a vent for twenty minutes. Luckily, the meeting was quick, otherwise I might have passed out right there." Noreen wasn't exaggerating. The memory of the icy blast still made her shiver.

The mere mention of Ascendancy Group soured Sophia's mood. "Did Bitch Bianca pull some stunt again?"

Noreen couldn't help but smile at the nickname. "You've been hanging out with Claire too much." "Bitch Bianca" was Claire's creation, and after just a few days of contact, Sophia had adopted it with gusto.

"And you're laughing!" Sophia chided her.

But Noreen was in a surprisingly good mood, completely unaffected by the people she'd encountered. Whether it was Bianca or Seth, they couldn't get to her anymore. So she could laugh.

Sophia, however, was still fuming. "Did you see the news this morning? Bitch Bianca is flaunting her academic credentials again. It even boosted Ascendancy's stock price. She's like a cockroach you just can't kill!"

"I heard it's a project related to high-temperature superconductivity. If that's true, Seth's market foresight is incredible. This is a key project that could shape the future of technology, a truly strategic high-tech enterprise."

"It's extraordinary," Carman added.

"It is," Noreen agreed. Whether she liked him or not, Seth's business acumen had always been top-notch. Every move he made seemed to perfectly catch the wave of the future.

For him to launch such a significant project in Bianca's name was clearly a move to elevate her status, wash away the tarnish of recent scandals, and raise her standing in the industry. But the primary reason, Noreen suspected, was to make Bianca a worthy partner to stand by his side.