Chapter 14 288 Vouchers Her voice was barely audible , betraying no emotion . Rachelle tilted her head slightly to look at Claudine . The moment they met , she could tell - something in Claudine had changed . Claudine had been famous since her youth , practically a legend in the auction world . Time had failed to diminish her beauty . Instead , it lent her a mature elegance . But at the same time , her past confi- dence and radiance were gone . Only weariness remained on her face now . Women understood women the best . Instead of asking anything , Rachelle simply patted Claudine's shoulder as com- fort . Claudine smiled to say she was fine . Just then , the gallery manager walked over to Rachelle and whispered something in her ear . She nodded and said to Claudine , " A client is downstairs for a painting . Feel free to browse around . Let's grab lunch together . " Claudine nodded . " Go ahead . I'll wait for you here . " It was a weekday , and there weren't many people in the gallery . As Claudine walked around , her head grew increas- ingly heavy , the surroundings blurring into overlapping images before her eyes . She was probably running a fever . She found a seat , sat down , and closed her eyes to rest . Just then , the rhythm of heels clicking against the floor reached her ears . She was all too familiar with the footsteps . Damian ? She slowly opened her eyes . Sure enough , through the small window in the wall , she saw him . How weird . She'd barely seen him for weeks when they were together , and now that they were getting divorced , she kept running into him two days in a row . Besides , what was he doing here ? He was never interested in art . When they first got married , she'd repeatedly asked him to visit the gallery with her , but he'd always said he wasn't in- terested . 0.0 % 03:51 Chapter 14 Was he meeting someone here , or … Damian saw Claudine , too . Frowning , he walked toward her . 288 Vouchers Days had passed , yet she still wouldn't come home and kept following him . And why did she look so deathly pale ? Was that sickly pallor makeup ? Because she wanted to make him pity her ? Enough with her tricks ! " Who said you could be here ? " he said coldly , his expression sullen . A wave of dizziness washed over Claudine . She stood up to argue with Damian , yet her legs buckled , sending her crumpling against his chest . He caught her in time . She tried to push herself up , but the harder she tried , the weaker she felt , as if all her strength had been drained away . The thick coat masked her fever . To Damian , she was shamelessly holding onto him in public . His expression turned glacial as he pushed her away . " You told Mom yesterday you wanted to split up , didn't you ? What's this , then ? Claudine , cut it out already and come back . I have no time for this charade . " His movement wasn't gentle at all . Weak and dizzy , she stumbled back , and her back bumped into a protruding wall ornament . She let out a muffled groan , her face twisting in pain . He realized how brutal his movement was . " Are you OK ? " His indifferent tone was tinged with disgust , showing no concern at all . When asking this , he looked at her , only to see her face turning paler . Realizing something was wrong , he stepped forward and held her arm . " Are you feeling unwell ? " She nodded , feeling the entire world upside down . Without him , she would have collapsed already . " Dami , I've got the painting . Let's go . " Just then , a woman's voice rang out . Almost immediately , Damian let go of Claudine's arm . She slumped into a chair heavily . 46.1 % 03:51 Chapter 14 With the last bit of strength , she looked over , only to see him wrap his arm around a woman's waist . The silhouette … It was the woman from last night . So , the woman was why Damian was here - he had accompanied her to collect a painting . It wasn't that he disliked art . He simply hadn't cared enough to visit a gallery with Claudine . 91.2 %