The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 94

The words just slipped out of Lance’s mouth. It was only after he finished speaking that he realized how he’d introduced himself.

The homeroom teacher wasn’t expecting a call from Claire’s brother. If her memory served, this was Lance, right? Hadn’t the whole James family switched the real and fake daughter situation already?

“Are you sure you’re calling about Claire and not Cindy?”

“I’m sure!” Lance replied, then quickly added, “No, teacher, you’ve got it wrong. I’m not calling for either of them in that way. I just heard Claire got into trouble at school again and wanted to check in.”

He hesitated, his voice softer. “Even if she’s not our blood relative, she did grow up in the James family. We sent her away, but honestly, we still care about her. It’s just… Cindy is my parents’ biological daughter, my real sister. Now that she’s home, we have to think about her feelings too…”

The teacher understood his meaning. So the James family sent Claire away to keep things balanced for their real daughter? If that was true, maybe they weren’t so heartless after all.

Darcey felt genuinely happy for Claire. Having someone worry about her was better than being left alone.

She couldn’t help thinking about Edison, the man who’d come to school earlier. He’d even managed to put the strict dean in his place. He was impressive, honestly. Maybe the family Claire ended up with wasn’t as bad as everyone assumed. It didn’t seem nearly as scary as the rumors made it sound. At the very least, you could tell this uncle really cared about Claire.

“I understand, Lance.”

“So… about her getting into a fight today?” Lance just wanted the whole story.

“This is sexual harassment!” Lance’s voice rose. “Darcey, at your school, don’t kids get expelled for stuff like this?”

Darcey hesitated. “It really wasn’t serious enough to expel anyone. Besides, Claire’s uncle came in this afternoon and handled it. Edison took care of everything. Jasper and his parents apologized, and he’s going to make a public apology at school.”

Lance was still unhappy. “If you don’t expel him, what if he keeps bothering Claire? Someone who does this once could do it again.”

Darcey almost didn’t know what to say. “But even so, it’s not enough for expulsion. Are you hoping for a permanent fix? We do live in a society with rules.”

Honestly, Darcey felt like Edison’s handling of it was already the ultimate deterrent. She was pretty sure Jasper wouldn’t dare mess with any girl ever again. If he even thought about it, Edison’s face would definitely pop into his head.