The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1631

"Caleb, I already have plans for the weekend. Did you need something?"

Caleb didn't know the exact reason for Claire's refusal.

But since she said she had plans, he didn't want to push it.

Besides, Hanson had rushed things so clumsily that trying to fix it now probably wouldn't help anyway.

He decided to be direct. "It's nothing major. You had a close call recently, so we just wanted to take you out for dinner and help you decompress."

He carefully avoided mentioning Hanson's blunder, not wanting Claire to overthink it.

"That will have to wait until next week. I'm completely swamped this weekend with a medical conference."

"And I'll likely be attending a few more lectures after that."

"I've fallen behind on my university coursework, and I still need to schedule a new round of follow-ups for my previous patients."

God, she hadn't realized just how much she had on her plate until she listed it all out.

Caleb hadn't expected her to be attending medical conferences already.

Since she had legitimate business to attend to, he readily agreed to postpone until the following week.

"Claire, I heard Hanson gifted you some Gaming Company Equity?" Caleb hesitated for a moment before finally broaching the subject.

After all, Hanson had specifically asked him to smooth things over. If he didn't mention it now and dragged it out until next week, it wouldn't feel right.

"He did. I tried to turn it down, but he insisted."

"Seriously, what was he thinking? It was entirely unnecessary."

"Hillary's family already compensated me generously for saving her."

Caleb quickly defended his friend. "He didn't mean anything by it, so please don't take it the wrong way. That's just how the guy is wired to handle things."

"His family situation is a bit complicated..."

Caleb spent a good amount of time vouching for Hanson.

Claire was smart; she instantly picked up on the underlying message in Caleb's words.

"I didn't take it the wrong way. I'd have to be crazy not to be thrilled about free equity."

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