The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 183

Molly had no clue her words were about to stir up so much trouble.

“Cindy, please, don’t cry. I wasn’t saying your grades are bad. What I meant was, if you repeated a year, you’d get into the competition class too, and you could go to the winter camp just like Claire.”

“I know you’ve been upset lately because Claire got picked for winter camp. You feel like you can’t catch up to her.”

“But that’s just not true. You just started later than she did.”

“You’re actually really smart.”

Molly glanced at Claire, then turned back to Cindy with a soft voice. “Just give it one year. I know you can catch up to Claire.”

One year? How was she supposed to make up for eighteen years in just one? It felt impossible. Now, nothing anyone said could change that. Cindy just buried her face in her arms and cried quietly.

Claire watched her, thinking Cindy must be under a lot of stress at home. Octavia could be really harsh sometimes, and Cindy had never seemed this down before. Her grades had always been a struggle, and Octavia wasn’t exactly known for her patience.

Molly grabbed Cindy’s phone and called Lance.

“Lance, can you come to school for a bit?”

Lance recognized who it was right away. Since he’d met Molly through Cindy, he was quick to ask if something had happened.

“Cindy’s really stressed out. I think it’s because Claire got into winter camp. She’s kind of falling apart and she hasn’t stopped crying.”

Molly looked back at Claire and lowered her voice.

Lance sounded confused. “What does Claire going to winter camp have to do with Cindy?”

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