Chapter 293 It's About Being a Proper Match

Clarissa's words sounded like praise, but the point was obvious. She was questioning Natalie's training and hinting that Natalie's skills had come from nowhere. The living room went noticeably quieter. Queenie and Harmony both looked at Natalie, waiting to see how she would answer. Natalie remained calm and composed. She smoothed Estella's hair and replied in a level voice that still carried clearly, "I studied abroad and trained under Dr. Allen Keen, a neurosurgeon at Hareford University. I did five years of clinical work with him. After that, I worked at St. Hopkins Hospital for two years." Everything Natalie listed was part of her public record, the kind of background anyone could verify with a little effort. The moment Clarissa heard Allen's name, her expression shifted. She didn't know much about medicine, but she had heard of Allen's reputation as a world-class neurosurgeon. She hadn't expected Natalie to have credentials like that. Clarissa refused to let it end there. She