The Billionaire's True Heiress: From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 335

"She's not coming back."

Lance was clearly pissed off. "She's not part of the James family anymore. You keep worrying about her, but I doubt she even thinks about you."

He was mad at Claire, but ended up taking it out on Shirley. No surprise his tone was harsh.

Shirley just rolled her eyes. "Whether she cares about me or not, who cares? She just needs to care about you lot."

"Claire lived in the James family for eighteen years. Of course she cares about you all, at least a little."

"But honestly, I think you guys broke her heart. Why else wouldn't she come home for the holidays?"

"Lance, you are the one who kicked her out in the middle of the night and sent her back to the countryside. Who even does that?"

Shirley was never scared of Lance and liked to poke at him on purpose.

Now Octavia jumped in. She hated hearing Shirley talk about her son. "Are you bringing up Lance again?"

"Lance did it for Cindy."

"Cindy is the real daughter of the James family. If Claire stayed, Cindy would just be miserable."

Shirley shrugged. "It’s not like having Claire around would bankrupt us."

"Sure, we're not short on money. But Claire already ate at our table for eighteen years," Octavia snapped.

"And what about Cindy?"

Octavia took Cindy’s hand. "Cindy suffered in the countryside for eighteen years. Who’s going to make it up to her?"

Shirley didn't seem to care. "It’s not like they were starving her out there."

"You talk like Cindy missed every meal for eighteen years."

"Shirley!" Patti immediately snapped at her daughter. Why was she causing trouble with Octavia right now?

"Just listen to Octavia, would you? Why do you have to argue?"

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