The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1370

Claire's words were like pouring gasoline on a fire.

"So what if they had money? They made the wrong choice, and that's why they vanished without a trace."

"For all you know, they're already dead. Or maybe they defected."

Vane quickly forced himself to calm down and retaliated, trying to rattle her.

Claire rolled her eyes. "You think my parents are anything like you?"

"Just because they're off the grid doesn't mean they aren't out there accomplishing something incredible."

"Only cowards like you end up with a pathetic lifespan."

"As for defecting? You think everyone is as spineless as you?"

"You sold out for Sundara's chump change. For all you know, your own family might have died by Sundarian blades."

"How do you even face your ancestors?"

Something in her barrage of insults struck a fatal chord. The color drained from Vane's face.

He fell dead silent.

It was true. Vane's own father had been murdered by Sundarian forces.

He had been an innocent villager who vehemently refused to guide the enemy troops into their home, and they slaughtered him for it.

Vane had been raised solely by his mother.

With a house full of siblings, they had lived a brutal, starving existence.

He grew up terrified of poverty.

Even if Sundara was his blood enemy, Vane wanted the lavish life they offered.

So what if he betrayed his ancestors?

He convinced himself that his ancestors would understand.

If a man couldn't even put food on his table or clothes on his back, what was the point of ancestral loyalty?

Unable to stand Claire's confident demeanor, he sneered. "Do you honestly think Sundara was the only nation that approached them back then?"

Claire's expression didn't waver. "If Sundara's pocket change was enough to buy you, it just means the other countries didn't bid high enough."

"What makes you think my parents would bow to any foreign power?"

Vane let out a dark laugh. "Because you have no idea the terrifying lengths these nations went to."

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