Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 1237

"That's not what I want to hear."

Thrown off balance, Claire blinked. "Then what do you want to hear?"

Wilbur's eyes darkened as he suddenly leaned in. The crisp, intoxicating scent of cedarwood wrapped around her like a heavy blanket. His breath brushed her ear as he lowered his voice to a dangerous hum. "For instance, inviting me upstairs."

Claire's face ignited. She gripped the small paper bag tightly. The moment their eyes locked, she saw the raw, unfiltered hunger burning in his gaze. It wasn't frantic or desperate; it was the slow, patient, and terrifyingly confident possessiveness of an apex predator.

Catching the sheer panic in her eyes, Wilbur didn't push any further. He stepped back with practiced ease, sliding his smooth, aristocratic smile back into place. "Relax, I'm just teasing. Go inside."

He paused for half a second. "Goodnight."

Claire's ears were practically on fire. Too flustered to look him in the eye, she stammered a quick goodnight and bolted into the hotel lobby, fleeing like a rabbit escaping the jaws of a wolf.

Wilbur stood by the entrance, his burning gaze fixed on her retreating silhouette until she disappeared from view.

By the time the elevator reached her floor, the heat in Claire's cheeks had finally faded. But the second the doors slid open, she was confronted by Felix standing right outside her room.

His brow was furrowed, his expression violently dark. He immediately launched into an interrogation, sounding exactly like a husband demanding answers from a late wife.

"Where have you been?"

"Why are you back so late?"

"Did Wilbur drop you off again?"

He had seen everything that transpired outside the hotel.

Claire hadn't expected to find Felix stalking her hotel hallway. She frowned, her entire demeanor dropping into icy detachment. "And what exactly gives you the right to interrogate me, Mr. Quigley? Your status as my ex-husband?"

The brutal title felt like a bucket of ice water crashing over Felix's head. He reached out with agonized eyes, grabbing her wrist.

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