When the car arrived at Belmont Villas , he got out and instructed the butler . " Take the flowers and gift boxes out of the car , and tell the kitchen to prepare more dishes tonight . Mrs. Barrette will be coming home . " " Yes , sir ! " Damian walked toward the front door , and Darlene , hearing the sound of the car , ran out of the house . Seeing her father , she immediately dashed over on her short little legs . " Daddy ! " Damian crouched down , picked up his daughter , and kissed her soft cheek . Darlene immediately noticed what the butler was carrying behind him . " Daddy , those flowers are so pretty ! Are they for me ? " " They're for Claudine . She's coming home tonight . " " Really ? That's wonderful ! " Children quickly forget past unhappiness ; all Darlene could think about was having Claudine play with her tonight . She clapped her little hands in excitement , waiting for Claudine . She sat on the living room sofa , staring eagerly at the front door , hoping to see Claudine the moment she arrived . She wanted to show Claudine her new dress . Her mother had bought it for her - a beautiful new dress . But she waited and waited , until her stomach started to rumble , and Claudine still hadn't come home … Damian came out of his study ; it was now completely dark outside . He took out his phone , intending to call Claudine , but instead received a call from his friend Desmond . " You mean you saw Claudine at the law firm ? " " Yeah ! " There was a hint of excitement in Desmond's voice . " Dami , congratulations ! You can finally get rid of that woman ! Tell me , did she see Audrey come back and realize 0.0 % 08:58 chapter48 1288 Vouchers she wouldn't be able to stay by your side for long ? Maybe she was afraid you'd ask for a divorce first and she'd be at a disadvantage , so she decided to leave on her own accord ! " " If you look at it that way , at least she has some self - awareness ! But Damian didn't see it that way . He had been married to Claudine for five years . Although they rarely communicated , he knew her well enough . He knew exactly how much she valued him . There was no way she would agree to a divorce so easily ! Besides , if she really had that much self - awareness , why would she go to such lengths to target Audrey ? " The law firm you mentioned , is it Constalex Law Firm in the Golderex Building under your group ? " " Yes ! " Desmond replied . " I have to inspect the place every Wednesday . It's a task from my dad , you know that ! " At this point , Desmond suddenly realized something was off . " Did Claudine already guess I'd be there ? " Damian said , " I must have mentioned it unintentionally before . " " So , she wasn't accidentally seen by me today , but was deliberately waiting there ? Why would she want me to see her ? " Desmond couldn't figure it out , Damian walked downstairs with his phone in hand . " She wanted you to see her because she's certain that you , with your big mouth , would definitely tell me about it ! She's living in the same community as Audrey now , and she's competing with Audrey for a PhD spot . " Letting you see that scene today was probably her way of using you to tell me , to make me feel threatened . " Desmond let out a cold snort . " Claudine really is dreaming ! Does she think she can still play hard to get with you ? " I think you should just go along with her plan , divorce her directly , and see what tricks she can pull then ! " Damian furrowed his brow . " I won't let it get to the point of divorce with her ! " Desmond instinctively opened his mouth in surprise . 34.6 % 08:57 chapter48 " If you don't divorce , what about your wife ? " Damian's frown deepened . " I have my own plans ! Don't tell anyone about her going to the law firm ! " With that , Damian hung up the phone . 1288 ( Vouchers The servant saw Damian finally come downstairs and asked , " Mr. Barrette ! It's almost nine o'clock . Shall we serve dinner now , or … wait a bit longer for Mrs. Barrette ? " Damian glanced at his daughter on the sofa . The little one must have gotten tired of waiting ; she was already asleep on a pillow . The servant noticed Damian's gaze and said , " Miss Barrette has already eaten . I wanted her to go to bed early , but she said she wanted to wait for Mrs. Barrette to come home . " Damian strode over to the sofa . " Clear away dinner ! " He bent down and gently picked up his daughter . Darlene rubbed her eyes and asked sleepily , " Is Claudine back ? " " She had something come up and won't be back tonight . Daddy will take you to your room to sleep . " Hearing that Claudine wasn't coming back , Darlene pouted , her eyes immediately turning red with grievance . She hadn't seen Claudine for a very long time . As her father , how could he bear to see his precious daughter upset ? 75.0 %