The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1647

In her dream, Claire watched Hillary and Hanson exchange vows. The couple wore traditional crimson wedding attire, kneeling deeply to honor their parents before raising their glasses to a sea of applauding guests.

In the blink of an eye, the bride and groom morphed into her and Dane.

There were two distinct ceremonies, split between the towering skyline of Cabinda and the quiet familiarity of The James Village.

For the Cabinda reception, she wore an ethereal white gown—one she had meticulously designed herself.

For the ceremony in her hometown, she was draped in a breathtaking crimson dress, hand-stitched by the elders of The James Village. She looked every inch the noble heiress stepping out of a bygone dynasty.

And Dane... wearing the brilliant red silk, he looked so devastatingly handsome it was impossible to look away.

He usually stuck to a severe palette of charcoal, black, and slate, but the vibrant crimson suited him in a way that defied logic.

It was as if a flawless, ice-cold marble statue had suddenly been infused with a blazing, passionate soul.

Hand in hand, they knelt before the ancestral altar, and right as they bowed—Claire jolted awake.

Bright morning sunlight was already streaming into the room.

Claire rubbed her sleep-heavy eyes and instructed the smart-home system to open the blackout curtains fully.

She glanced at her phone. *8:50 AM.*

Was she late?

A split second later, her phone buzzed. It was Lawler!

"Claire, we're already at the medical campus. We're grabbing breakfast in the cafeteria. The symposium starts at 9:30. Are you on your way?"

Claire's brain snapped to absolute attention. "I'm heading out the door right now!"

Lawler immediately recognized the gravelly rasp of her voice; she had literally just woken up.

"If you just woke up, don't panic. Your lecture isn't scheduled until this afternoon."

"My mentor is giving the keynote this morning."

Originally, the schedule hadn't been packed this tight. The organizers had planned to give the visiting surgeons a free day in Cabinda to sightsee.

But nobody had anticipated how aggressively eager the attendees were. Everyone wanted to blitz through the material so they could rush back to their respective hospitals.

Thus, the day was now booked solid with back-to-back masterclasses.

"I'm on my way. I should make it in time."

Claire ended the call and threw herself into getting ready.

By the time she navigated the Cabinda morning gridlock and pulled into the medical campus, the keynote had already started.

Thankfully, she managed to slip into the back of the lecture hall right before 10:00 AM.

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