Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 511

The words hung in the air, and Noreen herself fell silent. She remembered a time, long ago, when Claire Chase had said the very same thing to her. How strange that, after everything, she was now the one on the outside, offering warnings to others.

Sophia, oblivious to Noreen’s inner turmoil, said cheerfully, “He would never let me lose.”

*Yes,* Noreen thought, *that’s exactly what I said, too.* Love truly did make people blind. And she was done with it. She didn’t want it, not from anyone. The magic was gone. Love was something that only existed in novels and movies. When she looked at the people around her, she couldn't think of a single person made happy by it.

“Are you going to be here all night?” Sophia asked, eyeing the thick stack of files on Noreen’s desk.

“Looks like it.” Noreen needed to clear her desk so she could focus entirely on the upcoming IPO roadshow.

“I’ll stay with you.” Sophia began tidying the documents on Noreen’s desk while Noreen dove back into her work. After organizing everything, Sophia sat down to review Noreen’s schedule for the next few days, searching for any possible gap where she could squeeze in a break. Noreen was so exhausted it pained Sophia to watch. But after poring over the calendar, she found there wasn't a single spare moment.

“It’s so unfair it makes me sick,” Sophia grumbled. “You’re here working yourself to the bone, and some people have time to go on vacation.”

The moment the words left her mouth, she regretted them, slapping her own cheek in frustration. Her mouth was always running faster than her brain.

Noreen just sighed. “Are you talking about Bianca’s vacation? I already know.”

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