Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1188

A completely unfamiliar woman brushed past him, jogging toward the person who had called her name.

The desperate hope in Felix's eyes instantly died out.

It was the wrong person.

After finalizing the registration, Felix took the elevator up to find Madeline.

The second the elevator doors parted, he saw a familiar silhouette walking down the hall. His chest tightened painfully, and his legs moved completely on their own, sprinting after the woman in a frantic rush.

"Claire!"

He shouted her name just as his hand clamped down on the woman's shoulder.

The woman spun around. It was another complete stranger.

The stranger frowned, looking at him with deep confusion and irritation.

Realizing his mistake, Felix hastily let go. "I'm so sorry. I mistook you for someone else."

The woman didn't make a fuss, merely rolling her eyes before walking away.

Felix slumped against the wall, utterly defeated.

He didn't know what was wrong with him. Every time he saw a woman from behind, he thought it was her. Every time he heard a voice, he thought it was her.

He was losing his mind.

Inside the hospital room, Madeline's mother, Jean Rollins, was interrogating her daughter.

"Is this actually going to work?" Jean kept her voice low, terrified someone might overhear.

Madeline wasn't entirely confident herself. "I'm trying my best."

Jean practically shoved her. "You need to try harder! You have to swoop in while he's fighting with that little tramp and pushing for a divorce. Men like Felix Quigley are billionaires. You couldn't find a catch like him if you searched with a spotlight!"

Just talking about it made Jean's face contort with bitter jealousy. "If you ask me, that wretched Claire is just stupidly lucky. Both her parents die, and somehow they leave her with a billionaire fiancé. If I had known, I would have just let her starve to death when she was a kid."

Madeline was equally jealous, but she was far better at hiding her true colors. If she weren't, she never would have lasted this long by Felix's side.

"Mom, when Felix comes back, make an excuse and leave. I need to get him alone."

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