The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1743

"Ahem, I've just had a lot on my plate lately," Claire deflected.

In her defense, it wasn't just her who forgot—Mary hadn't exactly remembered her grand-niece either!

But throwing Mary under the bus felt wrong, so she took the hit.

"I was planning to invite you over the weekend since she's staying in Cabinda for a while!"

Claire flawlessly spun a lie to keep the peace.

Priscilla couldn't be bothered to argue. "I'll accept your excuse for now, but I am definitely coming with you for lunch."

"Where is she staying? At your apartment?"

Priscilla had already made up her mind: she was going to use her great-aunt for private tutoring.

Wasn't that infinitely better than studying alone in the library?

"Yeah. Do you want to head over and keep her company?" Claire suggested, noticing her eagerness.

Priscilla agreed without a second thought.

"I'll just walk out with you right now."

But Claire explained she couldn't leave just yet.

"Alright, I'll go find her myself. You do your thing," Priscilla said, not asking any more questions.

After she left, Claire went to meet Yorick.

They had agreed to meet at a coffee shop just off-campus.

The ambiance was nice, and the prices were surprisingly reasonable.

Claire had no intention of ripping him off. She ordered a simple glass of lemonade, skipping the coffee entirely.

"Claire, you don't need to save my money. Order whatever you want!"

Ordering just a lemonade made him feel like he was being stingy.

Yorick firmly believed you had to spend money to make money.

He was usually very generous with Yolande, constantly buying her milk tea and snacks.

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