Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 766

When he saw Noreen, he instinctively tried to sit up.

"Stay down," Noreen said.

From the fever, Seth's voice was hoarse.

He asked Noreen, "What did you want to see me about?"

"A few years ago, I was kidnapped in Harborview City. Was it you who saved me?" Noreen didn't beat around the bush; she asked him directly.

Seth pressed his lips together before nodding. "Yes."

"Then why didn't you say so before?"

She had tried to probe him more than once after that.

Her question was met with Seth's silence.

Noreen could see he didn't want to answer, so she decided not to press the issue.

The answer no longer mattered.

She just needed confirmation.

"I owe you for that. If you ever need anything in the future, just ask. I won't refuse," Noreen stated her position clearly. "Also, this check is for you. It's to repay you for the help you gave me and Winrich before."

She was referring to the office rent and Jennifer Shaw's hundred-million investment.

"I know it's a bit crass to talk about money, but right now, money is all I can give you."

The subtext was obvious.

A desolate look filled Seth's eyes, and a faint, bleak smile touched his lips.

"Are you trying to draw a line between us?"

He looked into her eyes.

They were so beautiful, yet so cold.

A stark contrast to his own drowning emotions.

"I just don't want you to disturb my peaceful life," Noreen said frankly.

The moment she said it, a sharp pain tore through Seth's heart.

"It was my fault," Seth's voice dropped, utterly humbled.

He reached out, trying to take Noreen's hand.

But she pulled away, looking at him with a detached gaze.

Seth remained in the same position.

His gaze fell on his own palm, where her warmth seemed to linger.

It was only in this moment that he truly understood how painful rejection could be.

It felt like a sharp blade had been plunged into him and twisted in his flesh.

Overnight, his heart felt like it had turned to ash.

He couldn't think of any way to break the deadlock.

Her kindness had never come with an agenda, so her indifference now offered no room for negotiation.

"Seth... are you okay?"

"I won't die." Seth clenched his fist, as if holding onto something precious.

He asked Jude, "Do you have any alcohol?"

Jude's eyes widened. "Are you crazy? You're going to drink now? Do you have a death wish?"

"I'll die if I don't!"