Chapter 1815

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Seeing Julian kneeling on the ground with a bruised and swollen face, begging for mercy, brought Fannie immense satisfaction.

She hadn’t realized problems could be solved this way.

Claire was truly fearless!

“Did you orchestrate this?” Fannie whispered, as if afraid someone might overhear.

Why didn’t she suspect Norris?

Because she believed he was far too principled to orchestrate a street beating.

Claire, on the other hand, seemed cold and aloof on the outside, but was actually incredibly warm-hearted.

Fannie also sensed a fierce, vengeful streak in her.

When her adoptive mother and that wicked sister had tried to ruin her online, Claire’s counterattack had been utterly flawless.

Fannie’s eyes sparkled.

She realized she didn’t just have a crush on Norris-she absolutely adored his little sister, too.

“Why would I do something like that? He was acting like a creep and just happened to get caught up in a misunderstanding.”

Claire’s tone was heavy with sarcasm.

Alright, that confirmed it. She was definitely the mastermind.

Fannie desperately wanted to reach out and ruffle Claire’s hair, but she could tell the girl wasn’t a fan of physical affection.

“Thank you, Claire. You really helped me vent a lot of anger,” Fannie said, pulling her into a tight hug.

Claire had mostly wanted to vent her own disgust; helping Fannie was just a happy coincidence.

As for how furiously Julian dragged himself to the hospital, Claire couldn’t care less.

After checking Fannie into a hotel near the university, Norris finally drove Claire back to her apartment.

It was quite late when she walked in, but Mary was still awake, clearly waiting for her.

“Mary, why didn’t you go to sleep?”

Claire hadn’t realized Mary was home. If she had, she would have called to tell her not to wait up.

Mary usually maintained a strict schedule, and the only time she deviated was when she worked late at the hospital.

She never required Claire to worry about her.

Because of that, it had completely slipped Claire’s mind.

“I couldn’t sleep until you got back.”

Mary didn’t have anything pressing to do, so staying up late wasn’t a big deal.

Even though her internal clock was precise, as people aged, sleep didn’t come as easily.

Coupled with the massive upheavals over the past year, her sleep quality had taken a massive hit.

Still, Claire felt a wave of guilt. “I’ll definitely come home earlier next time.”

Mary patted her arm gently. “It’s fine. But why did dinner run so late?”

Mary had eaten next door, entirely won over by Finnian White’s cooking skills.

Yara Yarrow was still relentlessly pursuing Finnian, constantly bringing over premium ingredients to share with everyone, hearing the. neighbors were eating like royalty.

“We ran into a bit of a situation.”

Claire summarized the night’s chaotic events from start to finish.

“Your brother is quite the charmer. That journalist must be head over heels for him.”

As for a man like Julian, Mary didn’t even bother offering a critique.

She actually believed having Rory and Jace beat him to a pulp was exactly what he deserved.

Mary hadn’t exactly been a saint in her youth either.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have raised a girl as ruthless and multifaceted as Claire.

“She really likes him. She’s apparently been carrying a torch for him for years.”

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For many men, falling in love started with feeling protective.

Mary, however, thought the girl had played it perfectly.

“Because she knows he isn’t that kind of man.”

Since she had loved him from afar for years, Fannie clearly understood him deeply.

Norris had stepped in out of a sense of duty to a former schoolmate and sheer disgust for a predator.

It wasn’t because he harbored any romantic feelings for her.

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