The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 620

“What’s she supposed to do with a degree? Coast through some cushy office job at the James Group, just biding her time?”

“You have no idea how those women mocked me today. I can’t bear to show my face for days.”

Frederic sat on the sofa, the news murmuring from the TV, his expression unmoved as his wife vented. “Didn’t we send her there in the first place to shore up our partnership with the James family?”

“Don’t forget, we’re right in the middle of a major joint venture.”

“An adopted girl will never get the same respect as a blood daughter, and you know it.”

“But let’s be honest—the real issue here is your son’s lack of ambition.”

“If he had any sense at all, he’d have kept Cindy happy and gone after Claire too. Had them both wrapped around his finger.”

He wasn’t kidding; this had always been Frederic’s endgame from the start.

That way, Claire’s property would become part of the Byron estate, and there’d be no need to fall out with the James family. The Jameses cared deeply for both girls; even if they grumbled about fairness, business would go on.

But their boy had turned out too straight-laced to pull off something like that.

“Frederic, that’s a terrible way to think.”

Olga’s frown deepened. “You’re so focused on reeling in both girls, but did you even consider how the James family would react?”

“Forget about Latham—Octavia would never stand by and let someone hurt her precious daughter.”

“And don’t forget the family matriarch—word is, no one adores Claire more than she does.”

“Pull something like that and you’ll blow up both families’ partnership for good.”

Men were all the same, dreaming of getting two women to take care of them without a second thought.

As a woman, Olga had no intention of watching her son turn into some two-timing playboy.

“I was just musing. Seriously, why are you taking this so to heart?” Frederic thought to himself, Well, now I see where our son gets his soft-headedness.

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