The Billionaire's True Heiress: From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 501

Octavia kept a polite smile on her face, but inside, she was rolling her eyes. When people needed her, she was the perfect wife, always reliable and supportive. The rest of the time, she was just the old, unwanted woman in the background. Still, her son meant everything to her, and she genuinely wanted him to have a good life. Mabel would be a way better match than Claire, that was for sure.

Meanwhile, Claire sneezed out of nowhere, completely unaware that she was the topic of Octavia’s inner complaints. It was almost like Octavia believed Claire desperately wanted her approval, which couldn’t be further from the truth. If Octavia ever became her mother-in-law, Claire was pretty sure her days would be numbered. With a woman as two-faced as Octavia, you could never be sure if she’d put something nasty in your dinner just because she felt like it.

Claire wasn’t naive, though. She already had people watching Fallon’s every move. When she heard from her sources that Fallon and Octavia had a run-in at Latham’s company, she just smiled to herself. Neither of those women was easy to deal with, and putting them in the same room was like tossing a lit match into a pile of gasoline. Who knew who would end up getting burned?

Fallon herself had been a mystery Claire spent ages investigating. If Claire hadn’t happened to spot her chatting with Cindy, she probably never would have thought to dig deeper. After that, she sent a private investigator to look into Fallon’s life, and what she found was nothing short of dramatic.

It turned out Fallon had gone to the same college as Latham, just a few years behind him. She had developed a huge crush on him when she was still a freshman. The catch? Latham was busy with his own life in grad school and already had a girlfriend. Fallon never got the chance to break them up, and Latham graduated before anything could happen.

When Latham finished school, he dove into the family business. He switched girlfriends too, eventually marrying Octavia. Back at college, Fallon slowly let go of her crush. At least, she thought she had, until fate—or maybe luck—landed her an internship at Latham’s company years later. Suddenly, it felt like the universe was throwing her another opportunity.

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