Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 940

Seth threw an arm over his eyes, his voice sounding even heavier than the suffocating tension in the car. "Yeah. Ruined by my own hands."

In that moment, a thousand questions clawed at Noreen's throat.

She wanted to scream at him. Why did you tear that house down?

She wanted to ask him, if he truly never loved Bianca, then why did he throw her away just to choose Bianca in the end?

But the words died on her tongue, and she forced them all back down.

What was the point in asking?

Asking would only prove how much she still cared.

A bitter, stubborn anger anchored itself in her chest. She refused to lower her head, and she refused to soften her heart.

If he could casually throw her away once, he could easily do it a second time, and a third...

...

"Seth, my apartment caught on fire. Can I crash at your place for a few days?"

Bianca had looked incredibly pitiful when she said it.

Seth had already opened his mouth to tell her he would book her a long-term suite at a luxury hotel.

But Yvonne Laurent had instantly chimed in, perfectly orchestrating the guilt trip. "You know Bianca has struggled with insomnia since she was little. She just can't sleep in hotels. A night or two is fine, but any longer and it'll break her."

"Our place is completely gutted. If we renovate, it's going to take at least a month."

She even made sure to loudly blame herself for the accident. "It's all my fault. I took a phone call while cooking and lost track of time. I caused the fire."

He had just brought Bianca back to the country, and he knew exactly what Yvonne was doing. She was testing him.

The entire 'can't sleep in a hotel' excuse was a blatant lie, designed solely to see if he was truly devoted to Bianca.

Left with no other option, Seth was forced to change his answer and agree to let Bianca stay at his place.

He had originally planned to just rent out a massive penthouse and pretend it was his home, desperate to keep her away from the sanctuary Noreen had so lovingly built.

But Bianca had already done her research. She pointed out that his actual house was close to Aurelion Group, making his commute much easier.

She even claimed she absolutely adored the neighborhood because it offered peace and quiet in the middle of the bustling city.

That day, he drove his car in endless circles around the city block.

When Bianca stepped out, he lied right to her face. He told her the house had severe wiring issues that multiple electricians had failed to diagnose.

He casually added that it was the main reason he rarely slept there, preferring to stay in hotels instead.

If it was just a minor inconvenience, Bianca would have toughed it out.

After all, she was here with a specific, calculated agenda.

But having zero electricity was a massive, unlivable nightmare.

Taking his 'advice', she packed her bags and moved into a hotel that very night.

Conveniently, Wade Harcourt suffered a sudden health scare later that evening.

Desperate to play the role of the perfect, caring girlfriend—since she knew Wade despised her—Bianca immediately insisted that Seth go stay with him.

The entire manipulative scheme she and Yvonne had cooked up crashed and burned in spectacular fashion.

And miraculously, the kitchen that Yvonne claimed would take a full month to repair was completely fixed in less than a week, allowing Bianca to move back into her own apartment.

As for why he eventually brought the wrecking ball to his own home...