The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1254

Zara had even joked that if Claire didn't already have a fiancé who outshone him, she would have set them up.

Silas had been a little offended by that comment at the time.

What did she mean, Claire's fiancé outshone him?

Silas wasn't arrogant, but he knew he was pretty exceptional among his peers.

He was only slightly outclassed by Reid.

But now that he had interacted with Claire in person and recalled that her fiancé was Dane, he mentally waved the white flag. Fine, he couldn't compete with that!

The way Claire put the Zeller family's cousin in his place at the dinner table didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the guests.

The Dalton family members were especially quiet, terrified of being her next target.

They all knew Preston was a fool for tossing aside a true heiress like Zara just to chase after a step-daughter.

If he had actually won her over, it might have been one thing, but he was just being strung along.

It was pathetic to watch.

Yet Preston himself remained completely oblivious to his own glaring flaws.

Everyone couldn't help but worry about the future of the Dalton family.

With an heir like Preston, where would the company even end up?

They'd be lucky if he managed to merely maintain the empire Old Mrs. Dalton had built. Their real fear was that he'd be even more incompetent than his father.

It would be so much better to just let Reid take over the company.

However, all this gossip was just whispered among the relatives; they knew the inheritance had been set in stone long ago, and as extended family, they had no say in the matter.

Old Mrs. Dalton, on the other hand, was ecstatic seeing her eldest grandson get engaged to Zara.

Reid was so laser-focused on his career that she had worried he might never marry.

Who knew that the moment the Zellers brought up a match with Zara, he would agree without a moment's hesitation?

He claimed it was to compensate the Zeller family, but knowing her eldest grandson, she suspected he had his eye on Zara long before this.

Claire knew Reid was Professor Dalton's grandson, so she had fully expected to run into him today.

She smiled and greeted him warmly, "Professor Dalton."

Even Silas was shocked to realize Claire knew the esteemed professor.

Silas looked at Claire with newfound awe.

It was truly a blessing from above that his cousin had snagged such a brilliant roommate.

When he first heard Zara had been placed in a mixed dorm, he had been worried.

Given Zara's fiery personality, he figured she would clash with her roommates.

He never expected that just one semester with them would completely transform her.

It seemed this truly was a blessing in disguise for Zara.

"Claire, see? My grandson isn't too bad, is he? I told you I wasn't exaggerating!"