Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 990

Claire shut off the faucet and shook the excess water from her hands.

Madeline continued her relentless gloating. "Felix has always treated me like gold. Every single one of his friends knows exactly who I am. You, on the other hand? Almost no one even knows you exist."

She let out a mocking, condescending laugh. "I actually asked Felix why he refuses to introduce you to his inner circle. Do you want to know what he said?"

Claire didn't say a word.

Undeterred, Madeline answered her own question. "He said there was absolutely no point. He told me he was going to divorce you sooner or later anyway, so the fewer people who knew, the less of a laughingstock he'd be when it ended."

Her laughter echoed a little louder against the tiles. "In Felix's eyes, your entire marriage is nothing but a humiliating joke."

"Everyone is just waiting to watch you make a fool of yourself."

It was always the same pathetic, recycled trash. What a complete waste of time.

Claire turned on her heel to leave.

But Madeline lunged forward and grabbed her arm. "Why are you so obsessively clinging to a man who feels absolutely nothing for you? Are you really that dense? He doesn't love you!"

Claire violently yanked her arm free, firing back with a chillingly cold smile. "Instead of wasting your breath barking like a rabid dog at me, maybe you should try putting out a little more effort in Felix's bed. Convince him to actually agree to the divorce and marry you, instead of dragging out my divorce request time and time again."

Madeline's face went completely slack. "What did you just say? You asked for the divorce?"

She genuinely didn't know?

Claire let out a sharp, mocking laugh, looking at Madeline like she was an absolute clown. "Did Felix really not tell you? I asked him for a divorce a long time ago. He's the one desperately dragging his feet. When his grandmother finally cornered him, he was forced to sign the papers. We're in the finalization period right now. We were supposed to make it official the other day, but he stood me up at the courthouse."

"Oh, right. I think he stood me up because you called him crying about something."

The color drained from Madeline's face, leaving her looking downright sickly.

She had absolutely no idea they were actively in the middle of divorce proceedings!

She had fully convinced herself that Claire was the pathetic, desperate wife refusing to let go, because Felix was such a massive catch.

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