Chapter 689

Husband?

What a foreign concept. She had never heard anything about it!

So she replied curtly, “You have the wrong number!”

Without waiting for a response, she hung up.

The next morning, Claire had barely opened her eyes when she was startled by Noreen.

She was standing by the bed, arms crossed, staring down at her like a detective interrogating a suspect.

Noreen’s intense gaze made Claire’s skin crawl. She scratched her head and asked, “Honey, what’s wrong? Don’t look at me like that, you’re scaring me.”

Noreen didn’t waste any time. She tossed the phone in front of her. “Last night, some guy called and said he was your husband. Care to explain?”

“No way!” Claire’s reaction was even stronger than Noreen’s, as if she’d been gravely wronged. “If I have a husband, I’ll take your last name!”

“Then you’d better start thinking of a new name.”

Claire was speechless.

She picked up the phone, checked the call history, and when she saw the call, she seethed with anger.

“Honey, you’ve really got it wrong. He’s just an actor. We played a married couple in a show, and he’s just too deep in character.”

“He’d better be.”

Noreen didn’t press the matter further. She just told her to get up, get ready, and have breakfast, then left the room.

Claire let out a long sigh of relief.

But at the same time, she was furious.

She opened WhatsApp and furiously typed a message to the contact saved as “Jerk Quigley.”

[Are you insane?]

[What are you talking about?]

[Did you forget our agreement?]

[Don’t cause trouble!]

Jerk Quigley was probably still asleep or busy, as he didn’t reply.

Even if he did, Claire couldn’t be bothered to read it. She tossed the phone aside and went to get ready.

During breakfast, Claire kept sneaking glances at Noreen’s expression.

Had she bought her excuse?

At least she wasn’t asking any more questions.

That took some of the pressure off Claire.

It wasn’t the right time to reveal everything yet.

When the time was right, she would tell Noreen the truth.

And judging by the timeline, that would be soon.

Noreen didn’t ask more because she could see how uncomfortable Claire was.

She didn’t want to put her on the spot, so she dropped it.

Of course, she didn’t believe her flimsy excuse for a second.

Claire only had one day off, so after breakfast, Noreen drove her to the airport.

On the way, she asked Claire when she would be done playing around.

She told her that once she was, she should come back and learn to manage the company.

Claire’s face fell. “Making me learn to manage the company is like a death sentence! Let the people who are good at it, do their thing. You’re charge of making money, and I’ll be in charge of being the pretty face!”

Noreen could only shake her head.

Fine. If she wanted to be an actress, let her be an actress.

What else could she do with her best friend but spoil her?

Noreen went straight from the airport to the hospital, where she met up with Rosalind.

She had already completed three minor tests. Noreen accompanied her for the two major ones.

The results for the major tests took longer, so they found a bench in the hallway to wait.

During that time, Halley called to say her thesis was well-written. He had sent his feedback in an.

told her to make a few revision d.

He would then recommend it for publication in a top academic journal.

This meant that Noreen had completed her credits with Halley and could prepare to graduate.

She was in a good mood. Just then,

a group of medical staff r

rushed

down the corridor, pushing a gurney

toward the other end of the hall.

It looked like an emergency.