The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1004

Claire had no idea her lovely classmates were busy spinning rumors about her.

If she had known, she probably would have slapped them with a warning letter from her lawyer just to scare them.

Lately, people had been casting sympathetic glances at Ethan during class.

He had no idea what was going on until he heard from his roommates that everyone thought he was a total sucker.

"Man, if you really like Claire, you should just confess to her so she can make a choice. Don't let her string you along while she's going out with her boyfriend."

His roommate couldn't watch the tragic display any longer.

They all felt Ethan was just hovering around Claire every day, completely getting played.

"Why would I confess to Claire?" Ethan was genuinely baffled.

When had he ever said he liked her?

Where were these rumors coming from!

"Damn, you like her and you're not going to confess? Are you just committed to silently playing the tragic second lead?"

With that kind of self-sacrificing spirit, he should have joined the Peace Corps.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Ethan was completely lost. "Who told you I like Claire?"

"If you don't like her, why are you orbiting her all day?" His roommate scoffed. "That's what everyone is saying."

"I hang around her because I want to observe her. I want to know what makes her so special that she managed to master medicine before even turning twenty."

And she hadn't just studied traditional medicine; her foundation in Western medicine was remarkably solid too.

While that was obviously tied to her lifelong exposure to both fields, an average kid would have lost their mind trying to cram in that much knowledge.

Ethan simply wanted to know the difference between a genius and an ordinary person.

Growing up, he was always the golden child everyone compared their kids to—until one day, his dad came home and praised someone else.

His dad had hyped this girl up to high heaven, naturally sparking Ethan's curiosity and competitive drive.

It would have been one thing if they had gone to different schools or ended up in different classes.

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