The Billionaire's True Heiress: From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 432

Dane just couldn’t hold it in anymore.

“It was when I was with Karla on the movie set. Total accident,” Claire said, brushing off the whole story of how she’d saved someone.

But Dane could pick up on the details she was leaving out. He could practically see how dangerous it must have been. She’d done the same thing back in Apex, only that time, Dane was the one she rescued. Now it was someone else, and for reasons he didn’t want to name, it bugged him.

“You were way too reckless. What if something went wrong and Oakley’s fans started blaming you?” he muttered.

If Oakley had gotten hurt, Claire would have been the one attacked. Plus, she’d ended up injured herself, and the more Dane thought about it, the less he liked it. He reached out, tempted to check her wound more closely, but thought better of it. She was still just a girl, and he didn’t want to scare her.

Claire kept her cool, not worried in the slightest about his temper. “You know I love cars, and I’m actually pretty good. I knew I could handle it.”

So she really thought she was in control…

“What if the brakes failing wasn’t the worst of it? What if the car exploded? What then?”

Dane visibly shuddered at the thought. If there had been another explosion, she and Oakley could both be gone. He honestly didn’t care much about Oakley, but Claire was a different story.

“Think about what would happen to your family if something happened to you. Your grandpa, your aunt and uncle, your grandma… even my own grandfather would be heartbroken.”

Claire paused. She’d never thought of herself as that important in the James family. Her parents had always favored Lance. Only her grandma ever really spoiled her. So when she’d acted, it was always from the heart, never with anyone else in mind. Dane’s words left her a little speechless.

She hesitated, then nodded reluctantly. “It won’t happen again.”

Dane gave a little snort. To him, there was no guaranteeing she wouldn’t just do something wild again. From where he stood, Claire had nerves nobody else did.

“Did it ever cross your mind that what happened today might not have been an accident? Maybe someone was actually out to hurt Oakley. If word gets out that you saved him, imagine the kind of trouble that could head your way.”

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