Chapter 405

Claire had a flicker of helplessness in her eyes. Honestly, she had zero interest in fighting for attention. If anything, she wished both Grandma Allen and Grandma Young would stop pushing her to take on the role of the Allen family’s rightful heiress. As for Julian? She never expected anything from that arrangement. It’s not like she was desperate to marry into the Archer family. But today, it clearly wasn’t her call—at least not when it came to this “family reunion” thing. “Mrs. Archer, Miss Allen,” she greeted politely. Her smile was textbook perfect, not a hair out of place. “Grandma…” Felicity didn’t even bother looking at Claire, her eyes fixed on Eleanor with hurt written all over her face. Then, without much subtlety, she glanced at the tall and stoic Julian behind her. That ridiculously handsome face of his only added fuel to the fire burning in her heart. Grandma had promised to find her a suitable husband—and right now, Julian was fitting that role pretty well. “Eleanor,” Da