Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1204

Jude hesitated for a long time before carefully breaking the news to Seth.

Terrified of being caught in the crossfire, he instinctively took a large step back.

Seth, who had been focused on a stack of documents, paused mid-signature.

Two seconds of silence passed before he gave a completely flat response.

"Oh."

Jude stared at him.

Oh?

Did he hear that right?

That was it?

That shouldn't be the reaction!

He studied Seth closely but found absolutely zero emotion on the man's face.

Seth even calmly went back to signing his paperwork with ruthless efficiency.

Unable to hold back, Jude leaned in. "That's it?"

Seth didn't even look up. "What else should I do?"

"Aren't you mad?"

"No." His tone was perfectly steady.

"Not even a little jealous?" Jude pressed.

Seth kept his eyes on the page. "No."

Jude found this completely baffling. "Why not?"

Seth finally lowered his pen. His long fingers absently traced the cool metal barrel as he spoke in a measured drawl. "She hid it from me because she was afraid I'd get mad and jealous. Doesn't that prove she cares?"

Jude was speechless.

"Think about it," Seth continued. "The fact that she's willing to lie to me means I still matter to her. If she couldn't even be bothered to make up an excuse, that would mean she truly didn't give a damn about me."

Jude couldn't believe what he was hearing.

What kind of twisted logic was that?

But Seth simply paused and continued delivering his baffling manifesto.

"Besides, she just had dinner with a colleague. I'm not that petty."

Jude threw his hands up.

Fine.

Whatever you say, boss.

Across town, Noreen said goodbye to Healy and stepped out of the restaurant to wait for her driver.

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