Madeline instantly panicked.


    Her first reaction wasn''t to apologize to ire, the victim, but to exin herself to Felix. "Felix, I honestly didn''t know anything about this. My agent must have acted on her own. It has nothing to do with me."


    As she spoke, tears streamed down her face as if they were free, making her look pitifully wronged.


    Felix stared at her for a few seconds before half-closing his eyes. "I understand. You go inside first. I''ll handle things out here."


    Hearing this, Madeline felt a sense of security and obediently went into the


    restroom.


    ire watched the entire scene with cold detachment.


    Felix''s gaze swept over her beforending on Noreen and Castle. "If Madeline really did this, I will bear the consequences on her behalf."


    ire''s hands slowly clenched into fists. "In what capacity will you bear them for her? As her lover?"


    Felix disliked the tone ire was using. "You don''t need to be so sarcastic. Instead of wasting your energy on that, you might as well state your terms. I''ll do my best to meet them."


    "Then sign the divorce papers!"


    "Anything but divorce," Felix stressed.


    "Then there''s nothing to talk about. She needs to make a public apology and quit the entertainment industry!" The chill in ire''s eyes sharpened into a de.


    "You know how much Madeline loves her job. Why are you targeting her like this?" Felix''s face was filled with disappointment. "When did you be so aggressive?"


    ire was genuinely speechless.


    Could he really be this protective of Madeline?


    Even with the evidence right in front of him, he still shielded her.


    ire was stunned for a long moment, then suddenlyughed, fighting back the searing pain in her chest. "I''ve always been the type to get even for the smallest slight. She must pay the price for this! She must!"


    With that, she turned and left the room, unable to stand being in the same space as Felix any longer.


    Not now, and not ever again.


    Noreen hurried after her, worried something might happen to ire.


    She was in a terrible state of mind and needed someone with her.


    Wilbur sent her a message: "Go with ire. I''ll take care of the rest."


    Noreen finally caught up to ire at the hotel entrance.


    ire stood there, staring nkly at the traffic flowing past.


    The winter cold seeped into her bones, filling her with a profound chill.


    She turned to Noreen. "It turns out no one can ept that they loved the wrong person."


    Noreen had been that way.


    And now, so was she.


    She once thought Felix was just naturally cold, indifferent to everyone.


    But after what had just happened,


    she finally understood: The of


    tee she slept next to was the fire that warmed someone else.


    Wilbur forcefully informed Felix that they would see the investigation through to the end.


    The final consequences, he warned, would be far more severe than what Noreen had suggested.


    Felix remained silent, a cold glint in his eyes as he looked at Wilbur.


    After everyone had left, Madeline emerged from the restroom and asked Felix worriedly, "Felix, I''m so sorry for dragging your into this How about D?o apologize to my cousin. personally? Maybe if she lets out her anger, things will be okay."


    "No need. She won''t ept it."


    "But..."


    "Don''t you have a flight today? I''ll take you to the airportter," Felix said, picking up


    his coat with a nk expression.


    ire had certainly made a big scene this time.


    But they had been married for five years. A bond that deep doesn''t just snap. It was only a matter of tim


    before they reconciled. He just needed to let her cool down on her own for a while.