Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 941

He simply didn't want Bianca Lowell moving in.

It was a critical phase.

The chain of evidence he had spent years meticulously gathering was nearing completion.

If he hesitated now, years of effort would vanish into thin air.

So, he had no choice but to ruthlessly tear the place down.

His excuse to Bianca was airtight.

He told her that Noreen had designed everything inside, and he didn't want her feeling uncomfortable, so he had decided to rebuild.

Bianca suspected nothing. In fact, she was deeply moved by the gesture.

She thought he was madly in love with her.

But only he knew the truth: the moment the house was demolished, his heart collapsed into ruins alongside it.

When he first handed the house over to Noreen to decorate, he had a selfish motive.

He had told her to follow her own vision and ignore his preferences.

Afraid she would decline, he pretended not to care, claiming he wasn't picky as long as it was livable.

The truth was, he just wanted to see what her dream home looked like.

If he was lucky enough to get out after a few years inside, he could spend the rest of his pathetic life in the home she built.

If his luck ran out, then so be it.

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The car pulled up to the hotel entrance.

Noreen tried to wake Seth again.

The alcohol had left him completely disoriented.

When the driver tried to help him out, Seth couldn't even recognize him, stubbornly swatting his hands away.

Unable to watch the struggle any longer, Noreen stepped in to help.

He didn't resist her, but his entire weight practically collapsed against her.

Noreen was still in her gown and heels; she barely had the strength to support a grown man.

"Can you walk on your own?" she asked, her voice strained.

"I don't live here," he mumbled, refusing to go inside the hotel.

Because if they didn't sell out, she refused to go home to sleep.

Her tolerance and her behavior when drunk had improved together over the years.

And Seth had never once complained; he had simply indulged her every whim.

"So where exactly do you live?" Noreen sighed. Unable to actually abandon him on the street, she forced herself to ask patiently.

Seth's expression was dazed, but his answer was unwavering. "I live at Unit 1389, Sunrise Apartments on Sterling Road."

Noreen's heart skipped a beat, her gaze snapping to him. "Where did you say you live?"

Seth repeated it word for word. "Unit 1389, Sunrise Apartments on Sterling Road."

That was the apartment she had rented for seven years.

Of course she remembered it.

But she never could have imagined Seth would be living there.

Walking back into that cramped space, a massive wave of emotion crashed over her.

The layout was exactly the same as it had been five years ago. Nothing had changed.

Even the trophy she used to cherish so deeply was still sitting in its original spot.