My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 898

Chapter 898:

Carrie had just changed into comfortable clothes and snuggled into bed, reaching for her phone to silence it when Marina’s name lit up the screen. She sighed lightly but answered anyway.

“Carrie, are you okay?” Marina’s anxious voice came through. “I heard you had a conflict with that fake heiress from the Hinks family!”

Carrie blinked, slightly surprised. It was normal for Marina to be informed about most things—the upper-class social circles in Isonridge were small and intertwined. But Alethea was visiting here for the first time, and people in Isonridge had long cut ties with Aliza. How had the news spread so fast?

Carrie wasn’t concerned about Marina knowing. What worried her was the possibility that her family might hear about it.

She shifted slightly, resting her head on her hand. “It’s nothing,” she said, her tone light. “She wanted the gown my aunt ordered for me.”

Marina huffed, indignation clear in her voice. “That woman is so used to flaunting her wealth in Egoshire! And now she’s doing it here, too? Does she really think she’s one of the Hinks family?”

rubbed her temples, suppressing a tired sigh. “We don’t have much to do with her anyway. Don’t worry

about it like gossip, trying to make herself seem important. And the people around her? They turned around

spread through Aliza’s circle, it was unlikely that her cousins would hear about it. Men weren’t interested in

“Don’t let my cousin

with .

well enough now to respect her boundaries. Besides, if the situation escalated, it could impact the Morrison family, and she had no intention of making things

“Carrie, Alethea bought your gown—what are

tone was indifferent. “I’ll just pick something else from

was practically a luxury

sounding rushed. “I have to go—talk

hadn’t had the energy to chat much anyway. She muted her phone, set it beside her pillow, turned the air conditioner to the lowest setting, and tucked

drifted off to

returned home, she expected nothing unusual. But stepping into the living room, she froze. There, seated on the sofa