Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1242

When he spoke, he sounded exactly like a deeply devoted husband, his words dripping with tender concern.

Pear Compote. She used to bring this to him, too.

Back then, she had been in the middle of filming on set.

The workload was grueling, packed with endless night shoots.

But her grandmother had called to tell her that Felix had caught a severe strain of the flu and was coughing terribly.

Claire had panicked immediately and asked the production team for time off.

But the director, citing their tight schedule, absolutely refused to approve her leave.

Driven by anxiety, Claire made a reckless decision. She abandoned the set without permission and rushed all the way back to Northcrest to take care of Felix.

When Mona mentioned that this specific shop's Pear Compote was incredibly effective for soothing the lungs and stopping coughs, Claire went out of her way to buy it.

The shop had just gone viral at the time, and the lines stretched around the block every single day.

Claire had waited in the blistering heat for over an hour to get it, rushing excitedly to Felix's office to deliver it.

Claire remembered exactly what Felix had said to her that day.

He told her he had just had dessert and didn't want any more.

He told her to deal with it herself.

She had stood there, holding that bowl of still-warm soup, frozen in disbelief for a long time.

Felix simply left her standing there and went to a meeting.

When Secretary Lynwood came into the office to grab some files and saw her still lingering, she immediately started shooing her out.

She had said, "Mr. Quigley's office isn't a place for irrelevant people to loiter. Please leave."

She had also added, "Miss Lynwood just brought Mr. Quigley some dessert. He only eats what Miss Lynwood brings him. Stop wasting your time."

As if afraid Claire wouldn't believe her, the secretary had pointed to a corner of the bookshelf. "See that? Those are all the magazines and snacks Miss Lynwood likes."

"Mr. Quigley only has Miss Lynwood in his heart."

Claire didn't even know how she managed to walk out of that office. All she remembered was getting downstairs and seeing the receptionists respectfully guiding Madeline inside.

And Madeline was taking Felix's private elevator.

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