The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

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Chapter 176 Has Your Family Recently Crossed...

Kason's long-standing debt to the Burgess family had manifested in years of quiet assistance, a silent guardian watching over their interests.

Now, faced with Leah's distress, he set his utensils down with deliberate care, dabbing his mouth before meeting her gaze. "Leah, this situation blindsided everyone. The notification arrived mere minutes before your father's detainment. The details remain frustratingly opaque."

Beneath the table, Leah's nails carved crescents into her palm as she fought to maintain

her composure.

"There must be some way to resolve this. Since my father's arrest, my mother hasn't

left her bed. I feel utterly lost."

Despite her best efforts, panic threaded through her voice like a fraying rope.

Kason studied her with measured consideration before venturing, "Consider carefully, Leah. Has your family recently crossed anyone who might harbor ill will?"

The question sent Leah's thoughts spiraling inwardly.

The Burgess family's current standing paled in comparison to their position five years ago a reality that had driven her back into Bruce's orbit.

people who were eager to cooperate with the Burgess family. The family had been taking

began, his penetrating gaze fixed upon her, "the offense was more personal

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that someone had circumvented Kason's influence to target her family spoke

downfall, taking with

everything in my power." Kason's gravity matched the situation. "But whoever orchestrated this likely won't be satisfied with

in her chest like a serpent refusing to

emerged from the private dining room when Jules' call pierced the quiet moment. "You're neither at work nor

Corrine's privacy. "I'm on a

snort crackled through the connection. "Your track record with men is abysmal, Corrine. You're a magnet for jerks,

features darkened at his words. "Jules, are you