Before getting into the car, Felix sent a text to ire.


    He wasn''t sure if she had blocked his number again.


    ire was currently at a dessert shop with Noreen.


    It was a habit of hers. Whenever she was in a bad mood, she craved something sweet.


    So, Noreen had specifically brought her here.


    As she was on her third dessert, her phone buzzed.


    It was a text from Felix.


    Seeing the number, ire realized she had forgotten to block him again.


    Before opening it, she said to Noreen, "A message from that jerk Quigley. I wonder what kind of nonsense he''s spouting now?"


    She nced at it after opening it. "Yep, total nonsense!"


    "What did he say?" Noreen asked.


    ire read it aloud, "Madeline has never been the problem between us. If you''re willing, I can immediately transfer five percent of Quigley Group''s shares to your name. Let''s drop the topic of divorce for good, and neither of us will mention it again.""


    Noreen snorted. "Definitely nonsense."


    Five percent of thepany was a huge amount, enough to buy off many people.


    But he really didn''t understand ire at all.


    He understood her even less than Noreen did.


    ire''s ideal life had always been to live carefree, with just enough money to get by.


    What he thought was a tempting offer was worthless in her eyes.


    ire put down her dessert spoon, quickly typed out a reply, and sent it to Felix.


    Then, in one smooth motion, she blocked his number again.


    Finally, she locked her phone and went back to peacefully eating her dessert. Meanwhile, the car had just started moving when Felix received ire''s reply.


    Seeing how quickly she responded, he actually felt a sense of relief.


    He figured ire had seen his offer and decided to give in and stop causing trouble.


    But when he opened the message, his expression quickly darkened.


    During this time, Madeline had been carefully observing Felix''s expressions.


    She knew the message was from ire. When she saw Felix''s brow rx upon receiving it, her heart sank a little.


    She didn''t like Felix''s attention being on ire.


    Just as she was trying to figure out how to regain his focus, she saw his face darken again.


    She immediately asked, "Felix, what''s wrong? Is that a message from my cousin? What did she say?"


    Felix didn''t answer right away. With a grim face, he started typing a reply to ire. "Where are your manners?" he wrote.


    By now, Madeline had also seen the message ire sent.


    It was just a short, sharp sentence.


    [If you''re sick, get help. If you''re not, drop dead. Stop bothering me!]


    Madeline felt a wave of relief and a faint, almost imperceptible smile touched her


    lips.


    Her cousin was still as clueless about men as ever.


    What man would like a temper like that?


    By acting this way, she was only pushing Felix further away.


    Of course, that was exactly what Madeline wanted to see. It would make it easier for her to move in.


    "Felix, please don''t be angry with my cousin. She''s always been tactless, it gave my dad a lot of headaches She was constantly getting her. parents called into school. Later, when my dad tried to be a bit stricter with her, she started to hate him and told everyone he was mean to her. She''s always been a handful."


    "Ultimately, it''s my dad''s fault for not raising her well enough."


    Felix frowned. "It''s her personality. You all did your best."


    .n


    "It seems my cousin is really angry this time. Why don''t you stay in Glenhaven City to console her? can


    gok by myself," Madeline said


    feigning thoughtfulness.


    Just as she finished speaking,


    Genesis, who was in the front seat,


    spoke up anxiously, "But in


    Northcrest there are a lot of


    reporters waiting at the airport. If Mr.


    Quigley isn''t there, they''ll definitely give you a hard time."