Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 865

Today was their anniversary.

Since he and Claire had never held an official wedding ceremony, they didn't have a traditional wedding anniversary.

But every year, Claire treated the day they signed their marriage certificate as their special day.

In the past, Claire was always the one to bring it up. Knowing how busy Felix was, she would remind him half a month in advance.

And back then, Felix had always found it incredibly irritating.

He thought anniversaries were pointless.

But his grandmother had warned him that women cared about these details.

So, he humored her and agreed to celebrate.

Yet, over the past five years, he had stood her up four times.

The one time he actually showed up, he had rushed off halfway through dinner—before they even cut the cake—because Madeline had called.

It wasn't that Felix hadn't seen the crushing disappointment in Claire's eyes.

He just hadn't cared enough to prioritize it. Afterward, he would simply have his secretary send over a jewelry set as a careless apology.

This year, he assumed Claire would want to celebrate like always.

But she hadn't mentioned it once.

It was as if she had completely forgotten.

Ironically, the man who had never cared to remember was the only one thinking about it now.

Felix rested his hand on the velvet box sitting on the seat beside him.

Inside was a custom emerald jewelry set he had ordered a month in advance.

In the past, his secretary had picked out all her gifts.

They were always the most expensive, trendiest pieces of the season.

But Claire had never worn a single one of them.

She clearly didn't like them.

This time, he had paid attention.

He remembered catching her staring longingly at a set of emeralds in an auction catalog, so he had commissioned a piece just for her.

The car was dead silent.

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