"And to think I just helped you teach Irma a lesson."
Seb grumbled without a filter, speaking his mind completely.
"Irma and I have no bad blood. Why would you need to teach her a lesson for me?"
Claire feigned ignorance.
"What do you mean no bad blood? Your return to the Churchill family means you're taking her resources, stealing Ophelia's affection, and stealing her thunder."
Originally, neither of his uncles had daughters, so Yolande and Irma had equal opportunities.
Wait, no, Yolande actually had more of an advantage.
But Irma was different.
She was a child of the Dean family, only related to Ophelia by blood.
She couldn't get much from the Churchills to begin with.
Since the Churchill family didn't have any daughters in this generation, she might have been able to gain some perks.
But Claire's appearance meant snatching away what Irma could have had.
How could Irma be okay with that?
"By that logic, did I steal Yolande's resources too?" Claire looked at Yolande. "Yolande, do you hate me as well?"
Yolande glared at Seb first before explaining to Claire. "How could I hate you? I absolutely adore you."
"The Churchills only have boys in this generation. I'm the only girl, so I've been dying for a sister."
And besides, brothers were simply too annoying.
"Plus, I've already received so much. I shouldn't be greedy."
Her aunts had always treated her well, and even after acknowledging Claire this year, they remained exactly the same.
It was only her mother's insatiable greed that upset everyone.
"Thanks, Yolande." Claire gave Yolande a quick hug and let go.
Seeing this, Seb opened his arms. "Can you only hug Yolande and not me?"
"Or do you just not want to acknowledge me?"
Claire was speechless. This kid was a handful.
She gave him a symbolic hug. However, having learned his lesson, Seb didn't dare pull any more pranks.
"If you dare ruin my dress, next time it won't just be a numb hand," Claire threatened with a smile.
Seb thought she was incredibly heartless.
"Seb, apologize to Claire." Yolande looked at her brother sternly.
"Sorry, Claire." Seb wanted to cry. Now there was another female tyrant in the family.
He thought the newcomer would be fun to play with.
Until the gala ended, there were no more incidents.
Once Claire returned and freshened up, she fell asleep almost instantly.
She had never liked attending these kinds of events.
Back when she was with the James family, she hadn't bothered entertaining guests either.
But Octavia and Latham hadn't allowed her to skip them.
They had raised her to be so outstanding; how could they not show her off?
They thrived on others' flattery and compliments.
Claire had hated it but never considered breaking away from her parents.
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Her plan had always been to get into the best university and escape their control.
Who knew Lance would find Cindy before Claire even had a chance to act?
Even though Lance hadn't done it for her, Claire was actually quite grateful to him.
If it hadn't been for Lance, how would she have known she wasn't a James?
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