The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1596

Quinn's hands froze for a split second, and her eyes darted toward the male stylist.

As if sensing her panic, he offered her a deeply reassuring smile. "Once we've saved up enough money, we're going to get married."

It was supposed to be a deeply romantic sentiment, but instead of looking happy, Quinn physically flinched.

Claire felt the distinct tremor run through the girl's hands.

Was the idea of marrying him really that terrifying?

"How much do you guys make a month? How much do you need to save?"

Claire pushed the boundary with her questions, probing for a reaction.

It was a bit intrusive, but as long as they didn't shut her down, it didn't matter.

She was fishing for intel, so social niceties were out the window anyway.

"We only bring in a few thousand a month, so we're still renting right now."

"I want to give Quinn a perfect life, so I won't just rush into a cheap wedding."

"Once we have enough, we're going to move to Lijiang or Dali, buy a nice house, and open our own salon."

The guy certainly knew how to spin a convincing narrative.

He had likely used this exact dream to lure Quinn across the country in the first place.

But on their current salaries, a dream like that was years away from becoming reality.

Starting a business required capital, and he wanted to buy a house on top of it.

It all sounded perfectly reasonable on the surface.

They were young. Why settle for an easy life when they could grind for a better future?

"You guys just need to hustle! Relying on standard wages makes saving tough. Since you're both so good-looking, why don't you start streaming online?"

"You could promote tourism for the town. The more people come to visit, the more clients you get, and your commissions go up!"

Claire was just tossing out ideas. Her real plan was to hand this mess over to Stephen once they left.

All the police needed to do was pull their records to figure out if Quinn was being held hostage.

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