Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 791

Seeing the clear red handprint on Felix's face, Madeline charged at Claire angrily. "What right do you have to hit Felix? If you have a problem with me, come at me! Felix is innocent!"

Her tone was that of a wife fiercely defending her husband.

But before she could get close to Claire, Noreen shoved her away.

Madeline was intimidated by Noreen. After all, with Noreen's current status, crushing her would be as easy as squashing an ant.

In the end, all she could do was turn back to Felix with tear-filled eyes and apologize. "Felix, I'm so sorry. I've dragged you into this."

Felix once again shielded her behind him. "This has nothing to do with you. You did nothing wrong. She's the one with no manners."

As he said this, he shot Claire a look of utter coldness, as if he was profoundly disappointed in her.

The heat in the room was cranked up high, but Claire felt a chill seep into her bones.

She stared at Felix, unable to speak for a long time.

Looking at Claire in that moment, Noreen felt as if she were seeing a ghost of her former self.

She stepped forward and squeezed Claire's icy hand.

Claire knew what she meant and managed a faint smile.

But it was a desolate, heartbreaking smile.

More people arrived at the door. It was Castle and Katy, flanked by the two bodyguards who were always with Castle.

Faced with hard evidence, Madeline was still trying to argue. "How would I know anything about gossip blogs? You're just trying to frame me! Besides, who would be stupid enough to use the same accounts that praised them to launch an attack? That's practically admitting guilt!"

It had to be said, Madeline wasn't entirely brainless. She had dared to use her own paid accounts to attack Claire precisely because she'd guessed Claire would suspect her, so she had prepared her excuse in advance.

Noreen was genuinely shocked that someone could be so shamelessly brazen.

Just as she was about to say something, Katy spoke up in her clear, young voice, "But why does your studio use this same IP address? And even your personal Twitter uses this IP for promotional posts. Also, I just checked. These hundred-plus gossip accounts belong to a single marketing company, and the legal representative of that company is your agent. How do you explain that?"

Initially, Madeline hadn't paid Katy any mind. She was just a kid in her early teens; what could she possibly know? So when Noreen brought her in, Madeline hadn't been worried.

But she never could have imagined that Katy could untangle this complex web of connections so clearly and quickly…

Even a professional investigator would have needed time to dig all this up. But she had found it all just by tapping a few keys on her computer…