The Pinnacle of Life

Chapter 38

Claire was queuing up outside of the clinic with the other patients. She was at the very end of the line, currently talking to the woman next to her…
“The legendary Dr. Coney is really something. I had to ask quite a few friends to help me get an appointment with him which I had to wait for another three months to happen.”
“Yeah, I had to wait for more than three months too. Well I can’t complain, no doctor is better than him!”
As she conversed, Claire felt someone approaching her and turned around. She frowned when she realized it was Alex. “Why are you here?”
Alex greeted her out of habit, “Mum.”
Claire exploded with anger, “What do you mean Mum? Who’s your Mum? Let me tell you something, you useless piece of sh*t. My daughter will soon divorce you and we’re cutting clean! Stop trying to crawl back to us! Heck, were you stalking me? You probably couldn’t find a place to stay, right? Are you going to beg me to take you back?”
Alex shook his head and said, “Ma’am, don’t you worry, I have a place to stay. You’re in my way, so will you please excuse me, ma’am?”
“What did you call me?” Claire was triggered.
Mum and Ma’am sounded slightly similar, but the meaning was one heck of a difference.
Claire was 46 years old at the time. But she had done her best to preserve her beauty and kept up with all the fashion trends just to look like she was in her early 30s. Thus, being called ‘Ma’am’ triggered her tremendously.
Frustration welled up in her chest.

Suddenly, she noticed Chery walking behind Alex. Slightly startled, her expression changed as she said out loud, “Oh I see how it is! I was wondering why this trash could agree to get out of my house without hesitation! So you’re living with this b*tch now, huh? And you were saying that you had nothing to do with her. As if!
“Look at this woman. She’s such a plain Jane, unlike our darling Dorothy. Look at her clothes, they look so cheap! Alex, I really have to say, your taste in women is as low as your life. What you have is just another b*tch!”
“Have some respect, please.” Cheryl’s expression was stern.
“Tsk, you’re the one who ruined my daughter’s family. You’re just a homewrecker, why should I respect you?”
As she spoke, a hard slap hit Claire’s fair face. It turned out that the one who slapped her was the woman she was cheerily talking to just a while ago.
Claire was stunned. She held her face with her palm and asked, “Why did you slap me?”
The woman was furious, “Why? You just called the legendary doctor’s granddaughter a b*tch! Dr. Coney shouldn’t even give you a check up, you hot-tempered wench! Who are you to yell at them anyway? Just look at you, your daughter probably isn’t any better as well. This young man is right to get a divorce!”
The woman had seen Cheryl before, hence she knew her identity. She knew that she had to stand up for Cheryl.
“What? She… she’s the legendary doctor’s granddaughter?” Claire’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Cheryl brought Alex into the clinic, James had just finished checking up on a patient.
Cheryl smiled, “Grandpa, this is Alex.”
James looked up and stood with a smile. “I apologize, everyone. I have a guest to attend to so please excuse us! Harold, please get everyone’s details while I’m gone. I’ll be back in a bit.”
A sharp patient immediately said, “Dr. Coney, is this guy your grandson-in-law? No worries, doctor. Please go ahead! Your grandson-in-law is paying you a visit after all, that must be important to you. We don’t mind waiting!”
Someone chimed in, “Yeah, yeah! We don’t mind coming back another day too.”
Claire stood by the door and looked extremely upset upon hearing those words.
The legendary doctor, James Coney, was well known in California. His status was much higher than the Assexes’s; everyone knew who he was. Even the politicians in California treated him with the utmost respect. He was a VIP in the whole country. If Alex were to become his grandson-in-law, that would elevate his status greatly as well.
How could she ever accept that?
Alex, James, and Coney then walked past her and entered another room in the back.
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