Chapter 1724

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But there was a reflective glass door right across from them, and Claire had seen his resentful glare clear as day.

“I…” Yorick instinctively tried to defend himself before realizing it wasn’t Yolande who

had spoken.

Both of them spun around to find Claire standing there, her arms crossed tight

against her chest, a cool look in her eyes.

Yolande blinked in surprise. “Claire? Weren’t you just running to class?”

“The professor had an emergency, so they rescheduled.”

“I was just about to head out when I overheard your conversation.”

“You aren’t mad I was eavesdropping, are you?”

Claire stepped forward and linked her arm affectionately through her cousin’s.

Of course Yolande didn’t mind.

She practically viewed Claire as her own sister.

Besides, they hadn’t exactly been discussing state secrets.

Yorick, however, minded very much. He was screaming internally, but neither girl paid him any attention.

And Claire clearly couldn’t care less about his feelings.

“It’s good that class was canceled. You need the rest. I heard you’ve been working yourself into the ground, and you’ve got dark circles,” Yolande said, fussing over her.

Yolande was entirely focused on her cousin, leaving Yorick standing awkwardly to the side.

But Claire hadn’t forgotten about him.

“So, Yorick,” Claire began, her tone light but razor-sharp. “You just said my cousin would have gotten into the company even without an open spot.”

“Are you implying she got the offer because of her family’s money, rather than her actual talent?”

“And that the only reason you were rejected was because you’re broke?”

She didn’t bother pulling a single punch.

Yorick’s face flushed a deep, humiliated red.

Yolande’s expression darkened. Just as Yorick hoped she might scold her cousin for being rude, Yolande turned to him. “Yorick, is that seriously what you think?”

His earlier comments had already rubbed her the wrong way, but she had been too exhausted to call him out.

She knew how desperately he wanted this, but whether it was bad luck or just a lack of that final edge, he simply hadn’t made the cut.

The only reason he had even been her partner for this competition was because her original partner had suffered a horrific leg injury.

Yorick had only stepped in as a last-minute replacement.

Their chemistry on stage had been nowhere near the seamless connection she shared with her old partner.

They had only won the trophy because their closest competitors made a massive technical error.

Yolande had performed flawlessly, but Yorick’s execution had been painfully mediocre.

It wasn’t a secret. The national

scouts and their own university

professors had quietly agreed that if

her original partner had been there, the routine would have been spectacular.

Yolande had never breathed a word of this to Yorick because she knew how fiercely sensitive he was.

But being insecure didn’t give him the right to be a bitter, manipulative jerk.

“I didn’t mean that,” Yorick choked out, his fists clenched so tight his knuckles turned white.

He looked at Yolande with wide, pleading eyes. “Yolande, I swear I’m not questioning you. Everyone knows you’re incredibly gifted.”

“I’m just hurting. I’ve given this my entire life, and it feels like I’m still invisible.”

Yolande’s face remained utterly blank, making it impossible to tell if she bought his sob story.

Claire, on the other hand, flashed him a brilliantly sweet smile.

“You definitely have a right to be sad. Grinding that hard and still geg rejected? That’s gotta hurt

guess some people just aren’t born with it.”

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Yorick’s face burned with pure mortification. “You’re right. I guess I just lack the talent.”

“Well, keep your chin up!” Claire offered him a cheerful thumbs-up.

Yorick felt like he was suffocating, the anger lodged completely in his throat.

When he had first seen Claire, noting she was even more striking than Yolande, a greedy little thought had crossed his mind about charming them both.

Securing either of them would have been his golden ticket to high society.

But he hadn’t expected the younger cousin to have a mouth entirely made of

venom.

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