The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1642

"If you're free, go ahead and join them. If not, don't worry about it."

Claire hesitated. Barry had brought her all the way out here to network; ditching him mid-evening felt incredibly rude.

Barry waved her off, entirely unbothered. "We're basically done eating anyway. We're just going to head straight back to the hotel to sleep. Go ahead and run along with Mr. Green, Claire."

Barry and the older doctors had been up since dawn and had spent days prepping for the heavy panel discussions.

After a meal this heavy, the absolute last thing they wanted to do was wander the city. They just wanted a bed.

It was a completely reasonable excuse.

Claire didn't push it. "Alright then. Let me grab you guys a designated driver."

Everyone had partaken in the wine. Lawler had been driving her car, but he was grounded now.

One of Dr. Terrance's students, who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, quickly raised his hand. "If you don't mind, Claire, I can drive your car."

The student who addressed her was a Cabinda University alum, so the casual familiarity felt right.

"Both of my cars are in the lot. You guys can take both if you need the space."

Barry immediately declined. "That's entirely unnecessary. We can just hail a cab for the overflow."

With Dane standing right there, there was zero chance he was letting them hail a cab.

"My driver will take you back."

And that was that. With one sober student behind the wheel and Dane's professional driver taking the lead, they easily had enough room to transport everyone safely.

Claire finally relaxed.

"You always think of everything, Dane. We'll let your driver handle it."

Since both Claire and Dane insisted, Barry's group happily accepted the VIP transport.

Once they were safely dispatched, Dane led Claire toward VIP Room 6.

"Well, look who finally showed up. It's the boss."

The moment Dane stepped through the door, Caleb Cole started heckling him.

"Couldn't stand the thought of Claire eating dinner without you, huh?"

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