Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 985

Claire didn't even spare Felix a second glance. Instead, she turned to Wilbur, her voice thick with worry. "Did he hit you? Are you hurt? Is it bad? Do we need to go to the hospital?"

"I'm fine," Wilbur assured her immediately.

But Claire could clearly see a trace of blood near the corner of his mouth.

She assumed Felix was having a complete meltdown because he misunderstood her relationship with Wilbur—after all, he had spouted insane, baseless accusations before.

Turning her fury entirely on him, she demanded, "If you have a problem with me, Felix, deal with me! Why are you taking your psycho rage out on innocent people?"

Watching this play out, all Felix saw was his wife viciously defending Wilbur.

His own wife, witnessing a conflict between him and another man, actively choosing to stand on the enemy's side.

The realization left a sickening, bitter taste in his mouth.

His face darkened as he scrambled up from the floor. His jaw was set in a hard, unforgiving line. He marched forward, clamped an iron grip around Claire's wrist, and ordered, "We're going home."

Claire's immediate reaction was to violently yank her arm back.

But his grip was brutal. It genuinely hurt.

Not only did she fail to break free, but his sudden, aggressive pull nearly sent her crashing to the floor.

It was only because Wilbur lunged forward and caught her other hand that she didn't hit the marble.

Suddenly, a tense, physical tug-of-war erupted.

"Let her go."

"Let her go!"

The two voices rang out simultaneously by her left and right ears.

One was chillingly deep; the other was blazing with fury.

Wilbur met Felix's eyes directly, his voice dropping to a warning register. "You're hurting her."

Felix's gaze flicked down to Claire's wrist.

He had squeezed it so hard the skin was already turning a furious red.

The second he loosened his grip slightly, Claire ruthlessly ripped her hand away and immediately stepped behind Wilbur.

Once again, she had physically chosen to stand against him.

The suffocating weight in Felix's chest intensified.

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