The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1699

It was only after Norris called Dane that they finally pinned down Claire's whereabouts.

They didn't know the exact coordinates, only that she had been pulled out of class by Dr. Tandy from the prestigious 301 Military Hospital for an "advanced shadowing opportunity."

'Shadowing' was the sanitized official term. Anyone with a brain knew they were running a black-ops medical rescue.

Upon hearing she was under the protection of a legendary military surgeon, Ophelia finally exhaled.

"Does this mean Claire is basically starting her residency early?"

It was an early residency, sure, but Claire was definitely doing far more than just taking notes.

From what Norris had gathered, Claire had already independently treated a top-tier government official.

Her mastery over both traditional and modern medicine was staggering.

Tandy was getting older. Bringing Claire into a high-stakes environment was undeniably his way of grooming her as his successor.

Or perhaps they were operating as co-surgeons on the exact same table.

Either way, this mission was going to look phenomenal on her resume.

However, because Tandy had dragged her into a highly classified, zero-hour deployment, the urgency had completely overridden standard academic protocols.

Hence, the total lack of a formal absence request.

Acting as her older cousin, Norris formally submitted the leave of absence to the university administration on her behalf.

Before this, the medical faculty had no idea Claire was related to Norris.

Now it all made sense.

No wonder her calculus scores were terrifyingly perfect—academic supremacy ran in the bloodline, her counselor mused.

But it also begged the question: If Professor Norris was her cousin, why hadn't he poached her for the Mathematics Department?

Was Claire going through a rebellious phase?

With the paperwork filed, the counselor smoothed things over with her professors.

However, the student body was still ablaze with gossip regarding her sudden, prolonged disappearance.

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