The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1644

Otherwise, Dane couldn't fathom why Logan would zero in on Claire so specifically.

The guy had absolutely done his homework on her.

"But a family with that much power shouldn't have any trouble finding fixers to broker introductions and secure supply lines, right?"

Why aim for The Churchill Family specifically?

Claire was genuinely puzzled.

Dane looked at her, his dark eyes reflecting the exact same question.

"Aside from The Churchill Family, do you personally have ties to any other syndicate that controls large-scale jewel or jade mines?"

At Dane's prompt, Claire blinked, a sudden realization washing over her.

"Actually... I do."

"Now that you mention it, my family... The James Family, I mean. We own overseas mining operations. We excavate raw jadeite."

Dane had always known The James Family wasn't just a group of simple country doctors, but he hadn't realized they were *'international mining cartel'* rich.

No wonder his grandfather had warned him never to underestimate the matriarch of The James Family, telling him it was better to cross The Churchill Family than to ever offend her.

The James Family was a fortress of secrets. God only knew how many trump cards they were hiding.

Just look at the two personal bodyguards the grandmother had assigned to Claire.

That man and woman were far from standard security muscle.

They moved like elite, lifelong retainers bred for a singular purpose.

"Is Dewitt the one managing the overseas mines?" With a single piece of the puzzle, Dane's terrifying intellect snapped the rest of the picture together.

Dewitt and Stephen James clearly operated in entirely different spheres. It was an open secret that Dewitt spent most of his life running "businesses" abroad. What else could it be?

Dane hadn't expected the matriarch to hand the keys to an international mining empire to someone so young.

It meant Dewitt's ruthlessness and capability were far beyond what anyone realized.

"Yeah. Dewitt basically lives in Kaston. The only reason he came back to the States recently was for the holidays and to entertain some blind dates."

"Obviously, the dates were a disaster. Once the dust settles around my current situation, he'll likely disappear back overseas."

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