Chapter 976
Yet he could ignore her request for a divorce for four whole months.
Because she was so used to it, her emotions didn’t even ripple.
Let alone feel disappointment.
In the past, she used to frustratingly wonder when he would answer her calls with
such speed.
Even just once.
Maybe they wouldn’t have reached this point.
Now?
Who cares!
It wasn’t until he got into the car that Felix let out a long sigh of relief.
Madeline’s call had come at the perfect time, which was why he answered faster than ever.
He was terrified that if he was a second too slow, Claire would force him to sign the papers.
The driver asked if they were heading to the office or the hospital.
Felix said, “To the hospital first.”
He had booked an eye specialist for Madeline, but that wasn’t until the afternoon.
As the car drove down the street, Felix’s mind was filled with Claire’s calm, almost indifferent gaze.
From last night to this morning, there hadn’t been a trace of warmth in her eyes.
Yet he found himself missing the Claire from before, the one whose eyes were always full of him.
This realization sparked a strong sense of unease in him.
His hands tightened involuntarily.
A moment later, he asked the driver, “I remember you used to drive for my wife?”
The driver confirmed.
It was arranged by his grandmother.
“What did she do when she wasn’t working back then?”
“She rarely went out. Most of the time she stayed home, cooking, gardening, watching TV shows, things like that.”
She was different from the wealthy socialites Felix knew.
Felix knew this.
Back then, she always kept the house perfectly organized.
She even made it so that the moment he stepped into the
Courtyard, he could feel the
changing of the seasons.
She was a fantastic cook; even a simple bowl of noodles she whipped up was delicious.
But she hadn’t cooked for him in a long time.
She also loved watching mindless variety shows and soap operas.
Curling up alone on the sofa, laughing until she couldn’t breathe.
Felix remembered she was once obsessed with a romance reality show, completely shipping one of the couples.
He didn’t know what played on the screen that day, but she got so excited she threw herself into his arms.
And under his stunned gaze, she planted a loud kiss on him.
No one knew that he didn’t absorb a single word of his business proposal that day.
“What else besides that?” Felix suddenly wanted to know everything about Claire. He wanted to understand who she truly was.
The driver thought for a moment. “She seemed to pay a lot of attention to jewelry auctions, though mostly she just looked at the catalogs. She never@ctually attended one. I asked her about it, and she said it was too expensive to buy anything.”
Felix’s hand on his knee relaxed slightly.
Auctions?
He pulled out his phone and messaged his secretary. “Check for upcoming jewelry auctions.”
His secretary replied quickly, saying there was an Apex Group auction happening in two days.
It featured a dedicated jewelry session with many rare pieces.
Apex Group
auction
as the fastest-growing
e in the past five year
boasting the widest resources and Connections
Their events were always packed, even though only members could bid.
The wealthy wives and socialites of Northcrest practically fought tooth and nail for a bidding seat.
Not to mention it was a jewelry special.
Meaning, getting a spot at this point was incredibly difficult.
But this wasn’t an issue for the head of the Quigley Group.
He ordered his secretary to secure two invitations.
And relying on Felix’s connections, the secretary actually managed to get them.