Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1208

Having gotten his agreement, Claire gathered all the necessary legal documents and headed straight for the hospital.

When she walked into the room, a nurse was hooking up a fresh IV bag for Felix.

In just two days, he looked visibly thinner, his complexion pale and drawn.

Noticing a family member had arrived, the nurse gave a quick update. "He has five bags of fluids to get through today. This is only the first one, and we have to run it slowly."

Claire frowned.

If they had to wait for five IV bags to finish, the clerk's office would be closed by the time they got there.

She turned to the nurse. "Given his condition, can he leave the hospital for a couple of hours?"

The attending doctor, who had just stepped into the room, caught the question and immediately unleashed his fury.

"Leave? Absolutely not! Hasn't he tortured himself enough over the last two days? I've been a doctor for decades, and I've never seen a patient with such a blatant disregard for his own life! He just had major surgery, and he went digging through a dumpster! It caused a severe infection and a massive fever. We finally got his temperature down, and now he wants to go out again?"

"Does he have a death wish?"

The doctor was an older man with a notoriously cranky disposition and a sharp tongue.

But since he was prioritizing his patient's health, Claire didn't dare argue.

She simply lowered her head and took the scolding.

Internally, however, she was bewildered.

Why on earth was Felix digging through the trash?

Once the doctor stormed out, Claire looked at Felix. "It seems today doesn't work for you."

"I'm sorry," he said, his tone genuinely apologetic.

You can't kick a man when he's down.

Especially since he was injured, she couldn't exactly drag him out of bed.

Her expression softened slightly. "It's fine. We still have a couple of weeks before the deadline. We have time."

Felix turned his head to study her perfectly calm face. A bitter, self-deprecating smile pulled at his lips. "It's obvious you can't wait to end this."

"Yes," Claire answered firmly, meeting his gaze without a trace of hesitation.

She was completely transparent.

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