Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 629

After Noreen had gotten Katy to sleep, she saw the messages from Claire.

"Babe, tell me, did my net worth just go up again?"

"Hehehe, I'm officially a wealthy woman now!"

"Whoa, so Bitch Bianca's company didn't get approved for its IPO?"

Following that were three sixty-second voice messages.

Noreen didn't dare play them, afraid of waking Katy.

Besides, even without listening, she could guess what Claire was saying.

True to her nickname, the sixty-second-voicemail warrior never disappointed.

Noreen typed back, "Aren't you filming out in the middle of nowhere? How do you have time to keep up with all the gossip?"

Two seconds after she sent the message, a video call from Claire came through.

Thankfully, her phone was on silent.

Noreen grabbed her phone, walked out to the balcony, and closed the door before answering.

"Babe, I love you to death!"

Her dramatic declaration made Noreen cringe. "Can you please talk normally?"

"But I'm speaking from the heart!" Claire was laying it on thick. "You're my cash cow now, my money tree. I'm latching onto you for life! Never letting go!"

Noreen sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"Quick, tell me, how did Bitch Bianca react when she found out her IPO failed? Did she burst into tears? A complete meltdown? Sobbing uncontrollably?"

"Not exactly, but... I'm sure she's not doing great."

Noreen told Claire about Bianca leveraging her bets so heavily.

Having studied business management, Claire knew exactly what that meant.

"Fifty-to-one? That woman's heart is black as coal! Was she planning to drive up the stock price after the IPO and screw over all the small investors?" Claire fumed.

"It's a good thing it didn't get approved. Imagine how many people's lives she would have ruined!"

"Don't do that! I'm just concerned about your love life," Claire said, defending Sophia. After all, she was the one who had grilled her for information; she couldn't let her take the fall.

"What is there to think about?" Noreen said with a sigh.

"We're business partners. What's the biggest taboo for business partners?"

"Getting emotional!"

"InnoCore just got its IPO approved. We have a long road ahead of us. The moment emotion gets involved between partners, it's a huge mess. The slightest disturbance could affect the company's stock price. It's why so many powerful families arrange marriages. Even if the couple is falling apart and seeing other people, they have to maintain the public image of a happy, loving couple."

"Simply put, that's a case where love literally costs you money."

Claire got it. "Oh, no way! Any romance that gets in the way of making money is a bad romance! It's cursed!"

"Babe, your rationality is kind of terrifying right now!"

But it was that clear-headed rationality that allowed her to see the bigger picture.

"By the way, Sophia told me Seth was there when Carman confessed to you. What was his reaction?"