The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 889

Claire never expected Amanda Wade to actually buy the Pearl-Embellished Gown.

It was indeed a stunning dress, and Claire really liked it.

But since she had already chosen a SUNNY gown, it didn't matter who bought the dress from Eyre Studio.

Besides, that dress wasn't cheap; it had a price tag of nearly two million dollars.

With Amanda dropping such a massive amount of money just to apologize, Claire felt like she couldn't possibly accept it.

“Mrs. Wade, this gift is far too expensive. I can't accept it.”

Claire took one look at it and gently pushed it back.

Amanda wasn't surprised in the least.

The Churchill family was hardly hurting for cash.

Ophelia hadn't bought the dress for her niece simply because she chose an even better one, not because she couldn't afford it.

“I think this gown will look gorgeous on you, Claire. If you like it, please keep it. Consider it an apology on behalf of my foolish husband.”

Claire was speechless. It probably wasn't an apology for her husband, but rather for his little mistress.

This Mrs. Wade was certainly an interesting character.

She had the undeniable aura of a powerful matriarch.

And the fact that her husband, Larkin, stood silently beside her without daring to utter a single word only proved her point.

He was clearly silently agreeing with his wife's statement.

He was on the exact same page as her; his little mistress had offended the granddaughter of the Churchill family, so an apology was absolutely necessary.

Even though his wife might have been a bit overly generous, generosity had its benefits.

It would open doors for building connections and future collaborations with the Churchills.

In fact, Larkin and the Churchill family were already related.

Because Amanda Wade, whose birth name was Regina Quincy-Wade, was the daughter of an elder from the Churchill family.

Otherwise, with Larkin's current status, he would never have made it into tonight's banquet.

“Speaking of which, I'm actually your distant aunt. My mother was an elder of the Churchill family. Just think of this dress as a gift from your aunt. How about that?”

“If you really don't like it, that's fine too. I'll go pick out an even better one for you tomorrow.”

“This makes things so much easier.”

“Aren't you going to thank Regina?” Ophelia looked at Claire.

Following along smoothly, Claire politely thanked her newfound relative.

She also made sure to thank the extremely generous Larkin.

Larkin, being the guilty party, looked thoroughly embarrassed in front of her family.

He waved his hand dismissively. “No need to thank me. It's just a little welcoming gift.”

He treated it as a form of penance.

Wade internally pinned the blame entirely on Jocelyn Hunter.

He had originally planned to spend at most a couple hundred thousand dollars on a gift for this distant niece, but now he had blown nearly two million.

It seemed this Jocelyn Hunter was truly a jinx on him!

“Wade, I'm talking to you. What are you spacing out about?” Regina nudged her husband with her elbow.

“Nothing. Just thinking about visiting the cemetery tomorrow to clear my head.”