Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1095

The call to Winrich had actually been made by Jason Vance.

When Winrich flatly rejected the meeting, a panicked Jason immediately dialed his sister. "I just tried to get a meeting with their CEO, but they stonewalled me. If you can, reach out to Mrs. Naylor and see if she's willing to pull some strings for us again."

Gia gripped her phone so tightly her knuckles turned white, a sharp wave of humiliation washing over her. Her chest tightened with bitter resentment, but she didn't dare confess the truth to her brother.

She knew exactly why Noreen had rejected the meeting.

And she absolutely could not ask Mrs. Naylor for help.

If the Naylor matriarch found out how viciously arrogant Gia had been toward Noreen, what would she think of her?

When Mrs. Naylor had originally offered to introduce her to Winrich, Gia had been secretly furious.

But she had forced a polite smile and played along, riding over to Winrich with her.

During the drive, Mrs. Naylor spent the entire time raving about Noreen's brilliance and predatory business instincts.

She insisted that aligning with Winrich was the absolute best move for Solara Energy.

At the time, Gia was convinced Mrs. Naylor was just forcefully selling her on the idea because she was worried Gia would back out.

Gia assumed the older woman was simply trying to do Noreen a favor, which only fueled her deep-seated jealousy. That toxic resentment was exactly what led her to arrogantly provoke Noreen the moment Mrs. Naylor left the room.

But how could anyone have predicted Noreen's terrifying resurgence?!

The comeback was so fast it left her completely paralyzed.

Gia took a deep breath, forcing herself to remain calm. "I understand. I'll go speak with Mrs. Naylor right now."

Hanging up, she ground her teeth, a flash of pure malice and regret darkening her eyes.

But no matter how much it burned, she had to swallow her pride.

Adjusting her expression, she prepared to head downstairs to find Mrs. Naylor.

Before she even reached the landing, she heard a familiar voice.

Healy was back.

Healy felt utterly defeated.

"Whatever. Our Naylor family clearly just wasn't lucky enough to get her. Let's drop it!" Mrs. Naylor muttered, waving a hand in irritation.

She took a sip of her soothing tea before speaking again. "Oh, right. I took Gia to see Noreen earlier today to help Solara Energy get a foot in the door. I wonder how their talks went? I completely forgot to ask her."

Healy tensed. "You didn't say anything else, did you?"

Mrs. Naylor shot him a withering glare. "Do you think I'm an idiot? I obviously didn't tell Gia that you used to chase after Noreen."

"Let's just leave the past in the past. I'm going upstairs to check on her," Healy said, getting to his feet.

Mrs. Naylor nodded. "Go on. You two haven't seen each other in over a month. Spend some time with her."

Hearing his approaching footsteps, Gia panicked and practically sprinted back to her room.

A moment later, a soft knock echoed against her door.

Plastering on her best, oblivious smile, she opened the door, acting exactly like the sweet, devoted fiancée she was supposed to be. "Healy, you're back! Did you eat? I had the kitchen save you some dinner."