The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 403

Claire didn’t even have to turn around to know it was Lance calling her.

“What’s up?” she said, glancing at him and then at Cindy standing by his side.

“We’re making lunch at home,” Lance said. “You should come eat with us. No more takeout today.”

He looked proud, like he was doing her a big favor.

Cindy jumped in right away. “Yeah, Claire, come eat with us.”

Claire raised an eyebrow. “Wait, Lance, can you even cook?”

Lance looked a bit annoyed. “Well, I can't, but Cindy can.” He hated it when Claire acted like he was useless. “I can help out, you know, be her assistant.”

Cindy nodded, a little shy but also pleased. “It’s true. Back when we lived in the countryside, my grandma couldn’t cook, so I did it. I started teaching myself when I was eight.”

Claire remembered hearing from Pandora and Patti that Cindy learned how to cook really young, but it’s not like she was in the kitchen every single day. Pandora always worried Cindy would hurt herself and usually had Patti do most of the cooking. When things got really busy in the fields, they’d just have Cindy heat up whatever food was already prepared.

Lance, though, seemed to hear something completely different. To him, it sounded almost tragic. He felt a stab of guilt and sympathy for Cindy—she grew up in the country, and by eight, she was already making her own meals. Meanwhile, Claire at eight had tutors and pretty dresses and spent her days learning piano, painting, and ballet, living like a little princess.

The idea of letting Cindy cook for Claire, who’d never struggled the same way, suddenly made Lance really uncomfortable.

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