Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 694

That day, they had been out drinking and hadn't bothered to open the message Noreen sent. They rarely paid her any mind back then and just assumed it wasn't anything important.

And so...

After that, they completely misunderstood her. They even looked down on her for it.

The moment he learned the truth, Healy had slapped himself across the face. His mother had dryly commented that one slap was too light; ten wouldn't be enough to atone for what he'd done.

Now, it was Jude who wanted to slap himself.

"We all owe Noreen an apology," Healy said.

...

In mid-June, the verdict came down from Yvonne Laurent and Lana's second trial for premeditated murder.

As an accomplice, Lana was sentenced to seven years.

Yvonne, the primary culprit, received a life sentence. The crime was deemed extremely severe, the social impact deplorable, and her attitude toward her guilt was uncooperative. Combined with other charges, the court opted for a harsher punishment.

Noreen's lawyer had already prepared her for this, so the outcome was expected.

But the lawyer told her something else.

Bianca had gone insane.

Apparently, she was suffering from both physical and mental breakdowns. It was a rather tragic turn of events.

Her case hadn't been as serious as Yvonne's, but she was still facing more than five years in prison. Who would have thought she'd actually lose her mind?

Noreen recalled seeing her at the hospital and asked the lawyer, "Wasn't she in a detention center? Why was her kidney removed?"

"The official story is that after multiple suicide attempts, she was transferred to a hospital for observation. There, she somehow managed to obtain and ingest a large quantity of illicit drugs, which led to acute kidney damage, followed by renal failure and a severe abscess. Ultimately, one of her kidneys had to be removed."

The lawyer added, "Of course, we'll never know the real truth. That's just what we've been able to gather."

Some things were known only to God and those directly involved. Everyone else could only rely on hearsay.

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