Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks by Caspian Wood

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Chapter 614

Chapter 614

In the wee hours of the morning, Hank was awakened by the strange smells wafting from the kitchen downstairs.

Thinking something was wrong, like a fire or someone poisoning the place, he ran downstairs only to see Claire in the kitchen fiddling with something.

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He was so scared that he pressed himself against the wall by the stairs. Catching his breath, he ran to the kitchen door and shouted, “Mom, Claire, what are you doing? It’s so early in the morning! Don’t you usually sleep in until noon?

“Why are you acting so strange today? What are you making? What’s that suffocating smell? Oh my god, the oven is smoking! Fire extinguisher! Quick!”

Ten minutes later, Hank and Claire sat across from each other at the dining table, their faces covered in soot.

Between them was a plate of small, charcoal–black cookies. Hank pointed at the plate with a blackened face.

He asked Claire, who was also covered in soot, “Mom, Claire, can you tell me what this is? Squid ink cookies? Ink cookies? Ink biscuits? Why did you suddenly decide to make these?”

Claire propped her chin on her hand, just like Hank, and sighed. “Oh, I couldn’t sleep. I was thinking about some things and couldn’t fall asleep. When I can’t sleep, I like to find something to do. I watched some short videos.

“And I saw someone making dried mangoes. They looked delicious, so I tried to make some. It doesn’t look like I was very successful, though.”

Upon hearing the words “dried mangoes,” Hank froze. “These are dried mangoes?”

“Yes.”

Hank was confused. “What about mangoes?”

her hands.

Hank couldn’t believe it.

This plate in front of

it so different from the video? Where’s my

it! What’s wrong with you? Sit down, and don’t move.”

spoke seriously, and Claire stopped what she was doing and sat back down. She looked at Hank, who was sitting opposite her with his arms

“You’re not right. You haven’t been right since we got back last night.

last night, and you got up 17 times and flushed 29 times. Now, you’re making these burnt mango jerkies‘. Something’s wrong.” He curled his

all, he was her and Arthur’s son, so she straightened her back and said, “Hank, I think I should talk to you about this.

to me and asked me to consider being with him. I want to

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opinion.”

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Hank secretly rejoiced. In order to prevent himself from revealing his excitement, he pinched his thigh, while his face remained expressionless. “My dad

I was wondering why you were acting so strange. So, he confessed to you? How

sighed. “No, not yet. If I had agreed, I wouldn’t be sitting here in front of

said things like, We both have you, so why don’t we just be together naturally

enough to stand by my side. What kind of question is that? How am I supposed to answer that?”

something else. Asking such a question. In Clusia, whose career is better than his? Wasn’t he making it clear

what seemed like careful consideration, he said. “Well, actually, my dad has a point. Of course, I know my words

father and you’re my mother. Naturally, I’m the one who wishes for you two to be together

my dad? I mean, what’s your overall impression? And do you feel

before replying, “He’s a good man. His appearance, temperament, talent, and status are all

discomfort at all. On the contrary, I feel

he’s quite the gentleman. Gentle and refined, yet still very

a 10 out of 10. Now, about Tristan, how do you feel about him compared to