Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 488

With Wade's introduction, Noreen's meeting with Mr. Galloway of Sylvan Core Technologies was a resounding success. Mr. Galloway was highly impressed with InnoCore and full of praise for Noreen, promising he would do everything in his power to ensure a successful IPO. His assurance was a great comfort to her.

She spent the entire weekend at the office, working tirelessly to prepare the materials Sylvan Core required. On Monday, when she arrived for her appointment to submit the documents, she was stunned to find Seth and Bianca already there.

Unaware of their shared history, Mr. Galloway greeted her with a smile. "Ms. Gilmore, come, let me make some introductions. This is Mr. Harcourt of Ascendancy Group, and this is Miss Lowell of PerseTech."

PerseTech? It took Noreen a moment to place the name. It was the new name Seth had given the shell company he'd acquired for Bianca's high-temperature superconductivity project. She had been buried in work lately, but she'd still kept an eye on industry news. PerseTech had been making the biggest waves, with Seth leveraging nearly all of Aurelion Group's resources to support it. Noreen had wondered at the time why he'd bought a shell company instead of registering a new one.

Now, in this room, it all became clear. He was preparing PerseTech for a backdoor listing.

Mr. Galloway didn't deny it. "The high-temperature superconductivity project has immense potential and a promising future. It holds strategic value from multiple perspectives, and it has the full support of national policy." He paused, then turned back to Noreen. "But I have already given my word to Ms. Gilmore…"

Seth, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. "Ms. Gilmore," he said, his eyes locking onto hers. "Can we talk?"