Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 954

"Oh, right, an assistant did come by. But I've been swamped with meetings today, so I didn't really pay attention. Let me check."

Through the receiver, she heard a man's muffled warning in the background.

*You'd better not move!*

*Seth Harcourt! I can't believe this day has finally come!*

*Do you have any idea how long I've waited for this?*

Noreen's hand clenched into a tight fist against her desk.

On the other end, Quinn seemed to cover the mouthpiece, deadening the background noise for a few seconds.

Then, his voice came back on the line.

He said, "Ms. Gilmore, let me confirm the situation and get back to you."

Holding back her rising fury, Noreen said, "I'd appreciate that, Mr. Lynch."

The moment she hung up, she ordered Sophia to get a car ready. She was heading straight to The Cloudcrest Club.

During the call, she had faintly caught the name 'Cloudcrest' in the background chatter, leading her to deduce Quinn's exact location.

Sophia was completely bewildered.

It was just a commitment letter. Why did the boss need to go fetch it herself?

In the car.

Noreen turned to Sophia. "From now on, assign any work related to Lynch Properties to someone else. Do not give it to Assistant Harcourt."

Even though she didn't understand, Sophia nodded in agreement.

Normally, running errands like this was exactly what assistants were hired for.

And since Seth was the newest hire, assigning the task to him made perfect sense.

The massive problem was that Quinn and Seth had bad blood between them.

That was exactly why Noreen had called Quinn the moment she found out Seth had gone to their offices.

While in the car, she also dialed Seth's number.

Four massive enforcers shoved Seth violently down onto the sofa.

They dragged his leg up and pinned it across the glass coffee table, giving Riley a clear shot to shatter his bones.

Yet even in the face of such brutal danger, Seth's expression remained entirely composed.

He looked directly at Quinn, his voice ice-cold. "Are you absolutely certain you can handle the consequences of this?"

Quinn flinched, momentarily paralyzed by the sheer, terrifying intensity in Seth's eyes.

Riley started panicking. "Uncle, he's just bluffing! Don't let him get in your head!"

"He's been reduced to playing fetch for a woman! That just proves Wade Harcourt cut ties with him years ago!"

Quinn still hesitated. "But he is Wade's only son..."

Even though Wade had kept a low profile for years and was practically a ghost in the underworld these days...

...Harcourt Group was still a formidable titan.