Chapter 590
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 590<\/p>\n
Chapter 590<\/p>\n
The name \u201cClaire\u201d echoed in Stella\u2019s mind like an atomic bomb exploding, a deafening \u201cboom\u201d that rattled her thoughts. Her hands tightened around the steering wheel, veins bulging on her hands as she gripped harder, the tension palpable. Lance\u2013Stella knew who Lance was. He was a top counter\u2013surveillance expert, personally trained by her father, Jagger, and now held an important position in Clusia\u2019s inner circle. Stella trusted the results of Lance\u2019s investigation without question.<\/p>\n
Since her brother was reluctant to lend a hand, Stella took matters into her own hands and called on Lance for help.<\/p>\n
But she never imagined the result would be this. Claire. A woman who had been married once, and once \u201cdied.\u201d A woman who, as her parents had said, came from the backwoods, someone who wasn\u2019t \u201cup to par\u201d in their eyes.<\/p>\n
This revelation crushed her, and she couldn\u2019t accept it. She couldn\u2019t possibly lower herself to accept such a result.<\/p>\n
She had considered letting go of her feelings for Arthur before, but not when it was Claire. Claire, a woman she felt was beneath her.<\/p>\n
If someone had been in the car with her at that moment, they would have seen the defiance etched across Stella\u2019s face, her entire body emanating an almost suffocating pressure, as if the air itself had turned heavy with her frustration.<\/p>\n
When Hank returned to Claire, she had already come back from the Chivers Residence.<\/p>\n
Seeing Claire, Hank asked, \u201cMom, how did you get back so soon? I thought you\u2019d stay for dinner tonight. I was planning to make some noodles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire was sitting on the sofa watching TV. She chuckled, \u201cHeh, if I didn\u2019t come back, I\u2019d probably be abducted by your grandmother. That woman, once she starts talking, she can turn anything round into flat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank smirked and replied, \u201cYou\u2019re no different. You two are pretty much the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire, hearing this, reached out and gave him a light smack. \u201cWhat are you saying? I\u2019m your mom! Is this how you talk about your own mother? I\u2019m a quiet and refined person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank looked at his mom, who was now able to banter with him. A smile appeared on his face, one he hadn\u2019t worn before. Honestly, it felt kind of nice.<\/p>\n
A few seconds later, his smile faded, replaced by a serious and solemn expression. \u201cOh, by the way, Mom, I need to ask you something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d Claire asked casually, taking a sip of her coffee.<\/p>\n
Hank took a sip of water and cleared his throat. \u201cDo you know anyone from the Walton family?\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire looked at him, puzzled. \u201cYou mean that Walton family, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank nodded. \u201cYes, that Walton family. You probably don\u2019t know them, b<\/p>\n
it\u2019s fine. I have a picture.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t realize Stella was so fixated. All these years and she\u2019s still not married. Maybe she\u2019s been waiting for your father all along. Hmm, well, good for her. Let\u2019s give her a round of applause and some encouragement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hank looked at his mom, who seemed completely unconcerned, and grabbed her arm, sighing. \u201cYou need to feel some sense of urgency, Claire. With her family and background, things are not simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow could she just let herself like a man who has a son? And not just any son\u2013one with a beautiful mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire swatted Hank\u2019s hand away. \u201cAlright, I admit she\u2019s pretty. But come on, tell me, son, how do you know so much about all these women\u2019s scheming?<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you secretly been binge\u2013watching romance dramas? Didn\u2019t I tell you in Astamia to stop watching TV and read more? I bet you\u2019ve been sneaking off to watch it, haven\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n
As soon as his mom brought it up, Hank shrank back, quickly getting up and running upstairs. \u201cNo, Mom, I\u2019ve only watched it like 6 or 7 times, Lucy showed me!\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire watched Hank disappear around the corner of the stairs and chuckled softly. Then, her expressio Only watched\u00a0serious as she thought about what he had just said.\u00a0grew a bit more<\/p>\n
She looked down at the phone in her hand, its screen completely black. After a moment, she pursed her lips, then reached out to turn it on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-613","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}