The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1048

Zoe never expected Zara to actually bring someone.

Zara's usual crowd consisted of useless trust-fund babies who were exactly like her.

People who had done nothing since childhood but eat, shop, and coast through life.

A bunch of lazy parasites waiting to inherit their wealth.

She figured this new friend was just another one of them.

Another brainless pretty face.

"Yep, this is my roommate, Claire."

"I always thought Zara was the prettiest girl around, but who knew your roommate would be even more stunning than you," Zoe said, covering her mouth with a delicate laugh.

She immediately followed up with a faux-innocent look. "Oh, I'm so sorry, Zara. I didn't mean it like that, it's just..."

Zoe deliberately let her sentence trail off, her attempt to drive a wedge between them painfully obvious.

"Just what?" Claire had zero intention of letting her off the hook.

She loved getting to the bottom of things.

Back in the day, whenever Shirley tried to start trouble, she had never managed to get the upper hand. Did Zoe really think she would be the exception?

"Ms. Zeller, please finish your sentence. I absolutely despise people who leave their words hanging just to make others guess."

"It's not like half your tongue was cut off. Why can't you speak clearly?"

Zara was stunned by Claire's venomous bite.

She was practically speaking Zara's innermost thoughts out loud.

She had lost count of how many times Zoe had screwed her over with this exact manipulative tactic.

Seeing Zoe completely dumbfounded by Claire's bluntness made Zara want to clap and cheer.

Zoe had thrown passive-aggressive shade at countless people, but she had never encountered anyone who threw out the social playbook quite like Claire.

She was at a total loss for words.

Besides, she had clearly just praised Claire while putting Zara down.

Why wasn't Claire taking the compliment?

Zoe didn't get it. She was used to toxic, fake friendships.

She assumed everyone operated the same way.

"I apologize. It's my fault."

"If I've upset you, Claire, I'm truly sorry."

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