The Billionaire's True Heiress: From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 193

But Octavia just wouldn’t let it go.

She tried to soften her tone. “Claire, you’re so smart. You’re always at the top of your class, except maybe once or twice. Even if you don’t get the winter camp’s early admission, you’d still get into the best universities. Please, just do me a favor. Don’t put so much pressure on Cindy. Can you?”

Claire looked at her calmly. “You’ve got it all wrong.”

Octavia blinked, confused. “What do you mean?”

Claire’s voice was even. “Those times I didn’t come in first? It wasn’t because I couldn’t. I did it on purpose.” She’d wanted to see if the James family’s parents really only cared about her grades. Turns out, they were exactly those people. After that, she stopped expecting anything from them.

Octavia stared at her, a little unsettled. “You… really are a scary smart kid.” The kind of smart that makes people nervous.

“Thanks for the compliment.” Claire caught the cold, sharp look in Octavia’s eyes, but she didn’t flinch. Octavia didn’t scare her. She wasn’t a little kid anymore, easy to push around or make cry.

“You’re clever enough to get into any university you want. Do you really have to block Cindy’s path too?” Octavia’s voice dropped, almost like she was talking to herself.

Claire almost laughed. “Octavia, if you see it that way, maybe I shouldn’t even take the entrance exams. If I end up as the top scorer, wouldn’t that be even worse for her?”

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