The Billionaire's True Heiress: From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 471

Octavia walked out without paying, and Claire couldn’t help but wonder if she’d done it on purpose. But honestly, the money didn’t matter. There was no way Claire would call her back just to settle a bill.

At least by saying no this time, Claire finally got a little peace and quiet.

What she didn’t realize was that Octavia had actually gone to see Pandora in the countryside before coming to her. Pandora wasn’t someone you could fool easily. The moment she saw Octavia, arms full of flashy gifts and acting like she was doing everyone a favor, Pandora didn’t even bother playing nice.

Naturally, Pandora turned her down flat. She even told Octavia if she really wanted someone to take responsibility for the whole baby mix-up, she should call the police and let them handle it.

Cindy was a victim. Claire was a victim. It wasn’t fair to expect Claire to share her every achievement with Cindy just because of what happened.

After getting nowhere with Pandora, Octavia came back to Claire, still hoping to talk her around. But Claire was even harder to persuade than she’d thought. She genuinely couldn’t tell if Claire had ever cared about her son at all.

And now, with Claire getting ready to travel for her competition, Octavia was totally out of ideas.

Claire was flying to Cabinda to meet up with her teammates. Most of the group seemed nervously hunched over problem sets on the plane, studying till the last second. Claire, on the other hand, looked like she was on vacation.

Norris sat nearby, checking in on her. "You ready? Feeling nervous?"

"Not really," Claire said, barely looking up from her tablet. "I’m just taking it as it comes."

She was so chill, she might as well have been headed to the beach. Linsey, meanwhile, looked like she could barely sit still.

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