The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 704

The herbs were exclusively for their own clinic, and Simon paid him a monthly salary for his work.

Of course, on top of that modest wage, there were the clinic's dividends.

After all, the clinic still belonged to the Lawler family.

However, considering they were in a small rural town, the dividends didn't amount to much.

Silas didn't mind.

After his wife passed away, he had very few desires. Simon covered his meals, so he barely had any reason to spend money at all.

His son needed money, of course. Silas had a substantial nest egg tucked away for his son's future wedding, and he hadn't touched a single cent of it.

"This time you..." Simon was about to ask what had finally brought him to his senses, when he noticed a young woman trailing behind Lawler.

His eyes went wide with shock before breaking into a huge grin. "You brat, why didn't you give me a heads-up that you were bringing your girlfriend?"

"Come on in, child, have a seat."

Simon eagerly welcomed Claire inside.

Claire hesitated. "...You've misunderstood."

Lawler hurriedly tried to clarify, "Simon, she's not my girlfriend. She just graduated high school. She's practically a kid."

"You boy, what am I going to do with you?" Simon automatically ignored the part about her not being his girlfriend.

Hearing that the girl had just graduated high school instantly filled him with a wave of guilt, as if his nephew had lured an innocent teenager away.

"My boy can be a bit thick-headed. I know you're young, and your parents probably wouldn't approve of you being with him."

"But if he ever dares to wrong you, we'll definitely break his legs for you."

"Lawler is a bit older, but he's a good man at heart."

"He's grown now, and he's never brought a girlfriend home before. You're the very first."

Lawler didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his uncle's reaction.

"She's not my girlfriend. She's actually a colleague of mine. She also studies traditional medicine."

Simon wasn't buying it. "There's not a single shred of truth coming out of your mouth. Just a second ago, you said she just graduated high school."

"Now you're telling me she's studying medicine? Is she already in college?"

"Lawler, have you been up to no good out there?"

Lawler slapped a hand to his forehead. "..." You're a great guy, Simon, but you always assume the worst about me.

Claire finally stepped in to rescue him. "Mr. Vance, it's like this. I've been studying traditional medicine since I was little, so you could say we're somewhat in the same field."

"I did just finish my college entrance exams, but I'm already participating in a research project at Dr. Lawler's hospital..."

Claire took a few moments and finally managed to explain the whole situation from start to finish.

Simon looked half-convinced. "You're saying you studied traditional medicine from a young age?"

Claire nodded. She certainly wasn't lying.