The Billionaire's True Heiress: From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 505

“Because...”

Just when Octavia thought Claire was finally going to give her a straight answer, Claire just grinned. “Why don’t you guess?”

Octavia felt her anger about to explode as she stepped right in front of Claire, blocking her from leaving.

“Claire, what do you want from me?”

Gone was the fake friendliness. Octavia’s real face came out, but really, she’d been losing the act around Claire for ages. Claire knew exactly what kind of person Octavia was beneath all the smiles.

“Octavia, I’m not plotting anything. I just want to live my own life. Please stop showing up and making trouble for me.”

“I have my college entrance exams soon. You popping in all the time... Are you actually hoping you’ll mess me up so your daughter has a better shot?”

“You’re reading way too much into this,” Octavia said, almost rolling her eyes.

To be honest, if Claire was the type to get distracted, Octavia wouldn’t hesitate, but Claire was just too stubborn for that. Nothing could shake her if she didn’t want to be shaken.

Still, Octavia couldn’t get over one thing. Claire knew about Fallon.

“Did you ever see Fallon back when you were around your dad... I mean, Latham?”

If she hadn’t, how else would Claire know about Fallon? And how did she know about the recent drama between Fallon and Latham?

“Nope. Never did,” Claire replied with a calm smile.

The truth was, Claire had seen Latham flirting with more than a few women. As long as he didn’t cross any major lines, she just pretended not to notice.

Octavia wasn’t innocent either. If some woman ever really threatened her position, Octavia would’ve taken care of it way before Claire could.

Octavia always put herself first. Anyone who thought she was only about the family or about her husband’s feelings clearly didn’t know her.

“You’re lying!” Octavia snapped, her voice sharp.

She hated how much Fallon unsettled her. Fallon had even gotten pregnant by Latham once. No one else had managed that. Fallon had come really close to stealing everything from her, and Octavia was never going to forget it.

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