The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1778

"Drink up. It's good for your complexion."

Watching Pandora's effortless elegance, Padgett marveled at how he had ever believed Agassi was just a poor, country-bred student.

With a mother like her, there was no way he came from a simple peasant background.

Claire graciously accepted the grandmothers' doting, though her stomach was at its limit.

She managed half the broth before giving up.

Post-dinner conversation flowed easily among the elders; they had no shortage of shared experiences to discuss.

The gathering didn't wind down until nine o'clock.

Claire hadn't driven, and Padgett formally invited Pandora, Mary, and Queenie to stay at the Churchill estate.

However, all three politely declined.

Pandora and Queenie had kept their luxury hotel suites and insisted on staying there.

Mary preferred staying at Claire's apartment.

Padgett felt a twinge of guilt for not playing the ultimate host, but he couldn't force them.

Living alone in a sprawling ancestral mansion, hosting three distinguished women was logistically awkward anyway.

Money wasn't an issue for any of them, so the lodging situation was handled smoothly.

Later, Padgett pulled Claire aside for a mild reprimand.

"Claire, why didn't you tell me the moment they arrived in Cabinda?"

It wasn't a scolding, and Claire knew it.

"It wasn't that I meant to keep it a secret. I honestly just forgot." Claire admitted the truth.

Her schedule had been relentless, and she didn't have the mental bandwidth for social coordination.

She figured she could handle their visit without bothering him.

Padgett sighed, shaking his head. "So you just completely forgot about your grandfather."

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