Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1131

She had no definitive answer.

She was afraid.

She was also hesitant.

Claire Chase knew exactly how she felt, so she quickly smoothed things over for Noreen. "Oh, please! We don't subscribe to that outdated custom of officially defining relationships!"

Jennifer Shaw used to have the exact same attitude, which was why she had played the field for so many years. She completely understood Noreen's hesitation.

Not wanting to make Noreen uncomfortable, she immediately changed the subject. "By the way, I'm buying everyone dinner tonight. Let's call it a celebration of my impending march down the aisle!"

Noreen and Claire agreed without missing a beat. "Sounds good."

"You don't mind if I invite Mr. Harcourt, do you?" Jennifer asked Noreen.

"I don't mind."

Since Jennifer was the one paying, it was naturally her choice who to invite.

As soon as Noreen got home, she received a call from Dylan Wilder.

He asked if she was free that evening, wanting to take her out to dinner.

Only then did Noreen remember that today was Dylan's birthday.

But she had already promised Jennifer, so she politely declined his invitation.

Dylan felt a deep pang of disappointment, but he brushed it off verbally, saying it was fine and just another birthday anyway.

Noreen thought for a moment before wishing him a happy birthday.

That simple phrase instantly eased a lot of the disappointment in his heart.

Right after they hung up, Jude Wilder called, asking how he planned to celebrate.

"I'm not doing anything. I'm just going to the office to work late."

Since he couldn't invite the one person he wanted, he didn't care about celebrating at all.

"That's unacceptable! We have to do something," Jude insisted.

Unable to talk him out of it, Dylan finally relented. "You figure it out. I'll just show up later."

"Alright, I'll take care of it."

The moment Jude hung up, Crystal Chelsea called.

Dylan didn't want to answer.

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