The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1438

Refusing to pick a side, huh?

Waylon realized he was fighting a losing battle and finally shut his mouth.

Caleb went back to his meal.

But no matter how much he tried to brush it off, Lana's crush was impossible to ignore.

She personally delivered every single subsequent dish to their private room.

She desperately wracked her brain for any excuse to linger near the table just a little longer.

Caleb sighed heavily. He hadn't expected Lana to be this relentless.

If she had just confessed her feelings outright, he could have cleanly rejected her.

But she never actually crossed that line.

Finally, when Caleb went to the front to pay the bill, the young woman gave him a discount, then stammered over his name repeatedly without actually completing a sentence.

"Lana, is there something you need to say to me?"

Caleb just wanted to cut the romantic tension at the root.

If she said the words, he could shut it down permanently.

But her constant stuttering and hesitation were pushing his normally vast patience to its absolute limit.

"Caleb, are you dating someone? Are... are either of those girls your girlfriend?"

After an agonizing internal struggle, that was the only sentence Lana managed to force out.

Caleb felt a wave of exhaustion.

He offered a dry, exasperated smile. "Neither of them."

Lana visibly relaxed, a wave of relief washing over her. She opened her mouth to speak again, but Caleb smoothly cut her off.

"My girlfriend is studying abroad."

*What?*

Lana froze. Most people experienced a light at the end of the tunnel, but she had just been shoved off an emotional cliff right after catching her breath.

"You... you really have a girlfriend?" Being young and inexperienced, Lana hadn't yet mastered the art of hiding her emotions.

The moment she asked, her eyes welled up, tears threatening to spill over.

Watching from the sidelines, Claire felt a twinge of sympathy. Unfortunately for Lana, Caleb was completely immune to romantic theatrics and had zero interest in comforting a crying girl.

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