<b>Chapter 247 </b>


    Dealing with Dn was already enough to keep him on edge–now Padgett Novak had to <b>be </b><b>thrown </b>into the mix.


    “Mr. Holt, there’s an issue here. Can you take a look?”


    Carman had been zoning out.


    The staff had to call his name several times before he snapped back to attention.


    Once the work was finally wrapped up, Padgett Novak personally escorted the two of them. downstairs.


    While Carman went to get the car, Noreen chatted briefly with Padgett Novak.


    Halfway through, Padgett got a call and had to head back to the office, leaving Noreen standing alone in the lobby.


    It was rush hour, and traffic outside was a nightmare. Carman was gone a long while.


    Noreen waited by herself for quite some time.


    It was just then that Bianca and Lillian came out from inside the building.


    Noreen was focused on her phone, not noticing the two approaching, but Lillian certainly saw her.


    Bianca did too.


    Thinking about how Dn had ditched her for Noreen, Bianca’s expression instantly darkened. A sour feeling twisted in her chest.


    Lillian felt the same.


    To this day, she was convinced that Noreen had sabotaged things between her and Healy.


    She wanted to storm over and demand an exnation from Noreen.


    But Bianca caught her arm before she could take a step.


    “Let it go.”


    “But-”


    “She won’t be gloating for long,” Bianca said, calm and collected.


    She’d lost to Noreen before, but that was just a stroke of luck on Noreen’s part.


    Once Biancanded the Port Redevelopment Project, Noreen would spend the rest of her life looking up at her!


    Lillian, convinced by Bianca’sposure, started to cool off.


    “You’re right. As long as Seth’s backing you up, there’lle a day when Noreen’s the one crying!” Lillian lifted her chin defiantly.


    Just hearing Seth’s name made Bianca’s mood improve.


    <b>14:20 </b>


    “So just be patient,” she said.


    As they left, Lillian deliberately bumped into Noreen.


    Noreen nearly dropped her phone from the impact!


    She tightened her grip, looking up to see that the culprit didn’t even bother to apologize–just walked


    away.


    “Unbelievable. Where are their manners?”


    Noreen caught a glimpse of their backs as they left, but didn’t recognize Lillian, nor did she have the time to bother with it. She just muttered under her breath.


    Right then, ire sent her a news link.


    Noreen clicked it open and realized it was an article from a recent magazine interview with Bianca. <fn52a8> For more chapters visit f?i?n?d?n?o?v?e?l?</fn52a8>


    The content had clearly been edited; any mention of the now–defunct SkyMind project was gone, and all the focus was on the Port Redevelopment Project.


    Interviews like these were always vetted in advance.


    The fact that Seth had allowed Bianca to publicly mention the project meant he was confident she’d


    clinch the deal.


    Noreen was still reading when ire started ranting.


    “Those two are unbelievable! I’m so mad I could scream!”


    “He really handed such a huge project to that witch! How does he not lose everything?”


    “Bianca Lowell must’ve saved the universe in a previous life to have luck like this!”


    Noreen could only sigh. “Yeah, fortune always smiles on the worst people, and the worst people always seem to show up in my life.”


    ire was fuming. “Can you steal it? If you can, go snatch that project from under their noses! Let them choke on their own arrogance!”


    “Want the truth?” Noreen replied.


    “Forget it, just ignore me,” ire muttered, knowing full well how impossible it was.


    How could a small startup that had only been around for six months andpleted a single project possiblypete with a giant like Aurelion Group?


    Noreen could imagine how furious ire was, so she tried tofort her. “Look, it’s not impossible. The odds are just… pretty slim.”


    “So you’re saying you’re nning to go for it?”


    “Yeah,” Noreen said. “I’m already working on it. Might as well take my shot.”


    ire practically leapt out of bed. “I knew you’d pull through! I believe in you! Oh, and that profit share


    you transferred to mest time–I’m sending it right back. Go all in on this!”


    “Maybe keep a little, just in case things don’t work out,” Noreen cautioned.


    ???


    14:21


    But ire never listened to that sort of advice. “What’s there to be afraid of? We can afford to lose<b>!</b><b>” </b>That kind of faith gave Noreen the confidence boost she needed.