The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 630

When the time came to sell the house, that old woman would surely make it a nightmare. For all Octavia knew, Claire might not even have the legal right to sell the place at all.

No matter how she looked at it, Octavia felt Claire couldn’t hold a candle to Mabel, and the thought left her seething. Letting Letting Claire stay in the James household all these years—it was like nurturing a viper in their own home.

If Claire hadn’t managed to wrap Lance around her finger, would his heart be so fixated on her? If he wasn’t attached to someone else, he’d never be so stubborn about opposing an advantageous marriage.

In families like theirs, everything revolved around preserving power and status. Marriage wasn’t about love—it was an alliance, a strategy to cement the family’s position and climb even higher.

“Lance, reach out to Mabel again. If things work out, get engaged to her.”

“If it helps the James family through this crisis, we’ll even let one of your children carry her family's name!”

Latham was willing to sacrifice almost anything when he had to. Offering up a grandchild to carry on Mabel’s family name—he thought that was enough to prove how sincere he was, that the James family meant business.

But Lance wasn’t moved at all. As far as he was concerned, Mabel wasn’t someone you could win over that easily.

If all her family wanted was a child to inherit their name, there would be plenty of men lining up to marry her.

“Don’t take this so lightly. Without the James family behind you, even finding a decent job would be tough,” Latham said, his tone serious.

Lance knew all too well that the end of the family would mean the end of his easy life. But he didn’t believe he needed to live off them forever. If the James family collapsed, he could strike out on his own—start over, build something himself.

That was the difference between young and old: Lance wasn’t afraid of starting from zero.

What he failed to see, though, was that there was a world of difference between starting from scratch with the family’s support and starting with nothing, without a safety net. The only reason things had gone so smoothly for Lance was because the James Group—and his well-connected father—always had his back.

“You should try coming up with another plan,” Lance said. “We’re lucky if Mabel’s family isn’t avoiding us like the plague right now.”

“And what if they ask for even more? Would you really agree to that?”

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