Chapter 281

Claire froze mid-step when she heard that. Just as she was debating whether to reply, Victor beat her to it. "I think I heard Mr. Nelson mention something before, said your last name was Fields, right? Not a common surname. But the Fields family, they're no joke either. In Raventon, the Fields can go toe to toe with your Cooper family in Jadewick. Ever heard of the Fields family in Raventon?" Claire could almost hear the silence ringing in her ears from how loud it got in her head. Rip the bandaid off, right? Originally, her plan was to come visit the Hughes family with her parents after the cooking competition ended and slowly explain everything by then. But now that the conversation had gone this far, keeping it under wraps seemed pointless. Besides, judging from how her grandfather and Jasper talked, they clearly knew each other. They seemed like decent people too—certainly trustworthy when it came to integrity. Of course, it was natural for family to be a bit biased, so she could u