Chapter 1410

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“Your oldest cousin shows absolutely no signs of settling down. Your second cousin has a fiancée, but he’s a total workaholic.”

“As for Owen, he’s suddenly developed this massive, overwhelming drive for his career.”

“I heard he used to have a girlfriend, but now there’s not even a whisper of a romance.”

Thinking of how terrifyingly fast Owen used to cycle through girlfriends, Claire chuckled. “I don’t think you need to worry about Owen. He’ll find a girlfriend on his own.”

“Even if he doesn’t go looking, women will throw themselves at him.”

Padgett remained incredibly doubtful.

“I’m honestly worried that by the time your future kids are old enough to run errands, those boys will still be single.”

Claire burst into a bright laugh. “Aren’t you worrying a little too much?”

“I don’t want to worry. The kids will find their own way when they’re ready.”

Despite his dismissive words, it was glaringly obvious he desperately wanted his grandsons to marry and start families as soon as possible.

As people got older, their minds tended to overthink every little detail.

Claire decided to walk the old man back to his bedroom and gave him a deeply relaxing, full-body massage to ease his tense muscles.

By the time she finished, he was snoring peacefully, allowing her to finally retreat to her own room for some much-needed sleep.

Over the next few days, Claire poured all her formidable energy into treating her patients.

Then there was Luminate. She had already aggressively begun researching and developing their third flagship product line.

She was so overwhelmed with work that there were times she couldn’t even glance at her phone.

In the midst of all this chaos, she attended a massive Churchill family gathering.

Padgett had organized the grand event, bringing the entire extended family to the sprawling courtyard house.

Yolande had also returned from her trip abroad. Their performance had been a massive, undeniable success, earning her two extra academic credits.

According to Yolande, she would be entering her senior year soon, and securing an award now would be a massive advantage for landing a prestigious internship at a government agency.

Hearing this impressive news, everyone quickly agreed it was a fantastic, golden opportunity.

“Yolande, going straight into a government internship during your senior year means you could secure a permanent, ironclad position if you perform well, right?”

The Churchill family’s second great-aunt was incredibly fond of her bright grand- niece.

This was a true Churchill girl, after all. Even though she came from a branch family, she was the only girl

in the younger eration to bear,

the Churchill name.

To the second great-aunt, who harbored a deep-rooted, traditional obsession with the family surname, Yolande felt so much closer to her heart than Claire did.

Because Yolande was a true-blue Churchill by blood and name, whereas Claire was still quietly considered an outsider.

So, the great-aunt’s warmth toward Yolande easily eclipsed her polite demeanor toward Claire.

However, she knew exactly how to effortlessly keep up perfect social appearances.

At the very least, she had prepared generous red envelopes for both of them to celebrate the New Year.

Not that Claire cared in the slightest about how much money was stuffed inside anyway.

“Yolande’s going to have a rock-solid, elite career soon. That’s so amazing. Unlike me, still miserable and grinding away for my grad school entrance exams.”

Quinn Quincy was the second great-aunt’s eldest granddaughter.

She was around the exact same age as Yolande, and the two young women were actually quite close.

Right now, she was incredibly, bitterly envious that Yolande wouldn’t have to endure the grueling process of pursuing a master’s degree.

If the choice were entirely hers, she definitely would have thrown in the towel.

But she couldn’t possibly get past her strict family’s heavy expectations if she quit.

Her entire family was relentlessly pressuring her to focus purely on her upcoming exams.

“What’s wrong with going to grad school?” the second great-aunt asked sharply, lightly tapping her eldest granddaughter on the head.

The Quincys were a prestigious family of scholars, and they desperately wanted their children to stay in academia to become respected professors.

Their heavy expectations for Quinn didn’t just stop at a master’s degree; they fully intended for her to endure the gone for her Ph.D.

eventually secure a

oveted

tenure-track position.

However, they were slightly more lenient with the two younger siblings, Julian and Yara.

Yara looked down on Claire and hadn’t even bothered to come over to properly greet her.

She desperately wanted to play with Seb, but Seb had zero interest in entertaining her childish antics.

Julian hadn’t come over either. He

and Seb had a lot in common

avent

now, as both were facing the impending crushing pressure their college entrance exams

“Claire’s the truly amazing one here. Even though I don’t go to your university, I’ve

already heard all about your incredible achievements.”

While warmly praising Yolande, Quinn gracefully made sure not to forget to compliment Claire as well.

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