Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1189

He had only flown back to the country to attend the memorial for her grandmother. Now that the memorial was over, he needed to head abroad immediately to handle urgent business.

But because of Madeline's sudden 'eye issues,' he pushed his flight back by two days.

With his schedule suddenly cleared, he now had the time to attend the Pinnacle Tech Summit being held right there in Northcrest.

When Secretary Lynwood arrived at the hospital to brief Felix, Madeline made sure she was within earshot.

After exchanging a subtle, knowing glance with Madeline, the secretary spoke up, looking apologetic. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Quigley. Since you previously told me you wouldn't be attending the summit, I didn't block out my schedule for it. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you."

Felix waved it off. He didn't care.

The secretary quickly slid in her suggestion. "Why don't you bring Miss Lynwood with you?"

"Her eyes are bothering her. She needs to rest."

Madeline immediately chimed in. "But the doctor just said I was perfectly fine! I want to go."

She looked up at Felix with those large, innocent eyes.

She knew Felix could never say no to that look.

"Besides, I've been cooped up in the house for weeks. I'm going crazy. Please?"

Felix relented. "Fine. I'll take you."

"Thank you, Felix!"

...

Noreen had also flown to Northcrest specifically for the Tech Summit.

Sophia Cole had handled her gown and jewelry. When Claire saw the outfit, she openly judged it. "Why is it so conservative? With a figure like yours, covering it all up is a tragic waste."

Sophia: "..."

She didn't dare confess the truth. Every single dress and piece of jewelry had been meticulously pre-approved by Seth Harcourt.

Noreen, who never really paid attention to fashion politics, hadn't even noticed that her recent wardrobe skewed heavily toward the conservative side. She just assumed modest cuts were back in style.

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