The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1444

Sensing Mrs. Baxter's calculating gaze, Professor Lewis smoothly intervened with a proud smile. "This girl is incredibly brilliant. She's a student at Cabinda Medical School."

Mrs. Baxter's eyes lit up. That was a top-tier institution!

No wonder she was connected to the Lewis family; she shared their signature intellect.

Who wouldn't want a genius mother for their future grandchildren?

If the kids took after their mother, they'd be brilliant!

"Let's walk together! I absolutely adore smart kids."

"My son, well, he wasn't exactly cut out for academics, so he... wait, no, he just wanted to serve his country, so he joined the military."

He definitely wasn't cut out for academics.

Claire might not have caught the aggressive subtext, but Professor Lewis read her loud and clear.

Mrs. Baxter was relentlessly pitching her son.

Having already mentally claimed Claire as her future daughter-in-law, Professor Lewis had zero intention of letting Mrs. Baxter swoop in.

She immediately began running interference, constantly derailing the conversation.

Eventually, the walk devolved into the two older women aggressively bragging about their respective sons.

Walking beside them, Claire felt so painfully awkward she wanted the ground to swallow her whole.

The two women remained entirely oblivious to her discomfort. Along the way, they were stopped by several other neighbors.

Plenty of people were curious about Claire's identity, but thankfully, no one else was bold enough to forcefully invite themselves along like Mrs. Baxter.

Even though the walk only lasted thirty minutes, to Claire, it felt like a grueling eternity.

Noticing the time, Claire quickly nudged Professor Lewis.

Professor Lewis breathed a massive sigh of relief.

If they had stayed out any longer, she wasn't sure she could have stopped Mrs. Baxter from demanding a formal introduction between Claire and her son.

The main issue was that Professor Lewis still hadn't figured out where Caleb stood with Claire, so she couldn't make any definitive claims.

She didn't want to overplay her hand and ruin everything.

"Alright, we really must be getting back."

Professor Lewis offered a hasty goodbye to Mrs. Baxter and practically dragged Claire back toward the house, walking as if they were being chased by a pack of wild dogs.

"Professor Lewis, there's really no need to rush," Claire offered hesitantly.

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