The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1723

"That girl has been a ghost lately."

And the one time they finally bumped into each other, Claire vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Yolande, that cousin of yours is really something. Gorgeous and brilliant. I heard the medical and math departments were literally fighting over her."

"Not like us. If it weren't for our dance skills, we never would have made it into The Cabinda University."

Even though the performing arts admissions were fiercely competitive, the arts students often felt a quiet stigma compared to the academic scholars.

It was an unspoken hierarchy.

The guy speaking was Yorick Thorne.

He was a fellow dance major, tall and undeniably attractive, though his features possessed a delicate, almost pretty quality.

He and Yolande were classmates and recent dance partners, and they generally got along well enough.

But his comment instantly rubbed Yolande the wrong way.

It sounded like a weird mix of self-pity and a backhanded compliment, using Claire's brilliance to subtly put her down.

Her own mother constantly compared her to Claire, and she had never really minded.

She knew she wasn't as academically gifted as her cousin.

But coming from Yorick, it just felt... off.

Catching the shift in her expression, Yorick quickly backpedaled. "Yolande, don't get me wrong. I didn't mean anything by it."

"Your cousin is obviously exceptional, but you're amazing too."

"We just won that international competition, and didn't you just get a fast-track offer to the national dance company?"

As he brought it up, Yorick's fingers curled into tight fists, a bitter wave of resentment crashing over him.

They had competed together as partners. Why was she the only one who got the prestigious offer?

Was it just because he didn't have her wealthy family backing him?

Was all his blood, sweat, and tears going to be ignored just because of his background?

Jealousy was eating him alive, though he hid it well enough that Yolande didn't notice.

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