Chapter 388

Claire’ heart instantly sank. She thought she'd done enough to make her mom and grandma back off, and with Diana’s personality, she shouldn’t be making a scene… but her grandma? That woman was fearless! If they were really in Smokefall, and if they actually turned up at the birthday banquet… Then bam—overnight, everyone would know she was Harold’s illegitimate daughter. “Claire? Claire!” Olivia waved her hand in front of her friend’s face when she saw her zoning out. “Huh? What?” Claire snapped out of it, pulled her phone down onto her lap. Seeing Olivia in that pink dress suddenly reminded her of what they were doing. “Oh, yeah. That one looks nice, really good.” “…” Could she be any more half-hearted? Olivia glanced at her, guessing she was probably overwhelmed by the Archer family’s hospitality. “Didn’t you decide to play sick tomorrow? Even if Mr. Archer sees through it, he’ll let it slide. You’re not obligated to go to Mrs. Allen’s birthday banquet. You’ve got zero ties to the All