Chapter 271

Claire Richards let out a short, cold laugh. “His mom’s never liked me. What she wants is some rich heiress—you know, someone ‘on her level.’ If my guess is right, and she figures out it's actually me, you think she’d suddenly welcome me with open arms? Don’t kid yourself. She’d probably spiral even harder, maybe even think I staged a run-in with her outside the gala just to get her attention.” Olivia James frowned. “Come on, Claire, why can’t you think positive for once? What if she does find out it’s you and suddenly has a change of heart? Maybe she’ll stop trying to break you guys up.” Claire’s expression turned colder. “Prejudice doesn’t just vanish. If people really change that easily, Helen Wilson would've accepted me ages ago.” Olivia had no comeback for that. And she wasn’t wrong. Claire had married Lucas Bennett back then, given everything she could for his family and career—heck, she was the perfect wife by anyone's standards. But still, Helen Wilson never once saw her differ