Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1128

Noreen sat across from Sage and greeted him.

"How has Seth been lately?" Sage asked her.

"He's been doing well," Noreen replied.

"That's good to hear." Relief washed over Sage's face before he continued, "I know it might not be my place to say this, but I'd like to ask you to please treat him well, Miss Gilmore. He's had a rough go of it."

Noreen hesitated, just about to ask Sage what he meant by that.

But Katy came sprinting down the stairs at that exact moment. "Mom!"

Noreen opened her arms and caught the girl in a warm embrace.

Seeing this, Sage couldn't help but chuckle. "She's still calling you Mom?"

Katy used to call her that because Noreen and Castle had been engaged.

Now that the engagement was off, he thought it might be a little inappropriate.

Noreen didn't mind at all. She smiled, stroking Katy's hair. "There's nothing inappropriate about it. She can call me that forever, as long as she wants to."

Katy snuggled deeper into Noreen's arms. "I'm Mom's real daughter!"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say." Sage adored his niece. Even if they didn't share the same blood, he loved her dearly.

Plus, the kid's hacking skills were insanely good.

Whenever he ran into technical issues these days, he had to beg her for help.

Noreen had flown in on a private jet with a pre-approved flight path, so she didn't stick around. After picking up Katy, they headed straight back to the airport.

On the drive there, Katy chatted nonstop with Noreen.

Even the driver was amazed, commenting that Katy seemed like a completely different person around Noreen—full of the bright, bubbly energy a girl her age should have, instead of her usual gloomy silence.

"Oh, by the way, I think I'm getting a cousin soon," Katy mentioned to Noreen.

"What do you mean, you think you are?" Noreen didn't quite catch her drift.

Katy explained, "My uncle found his long-lost son."

Noreen recalled the serious expressions on the Joyner men's faces earlier and figured that was exactly what they had been discussing.

But since it was a private family matter, Noreen chose not to pry.

Once they reached the airport, Noreen led Katy onto the plane.

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