The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 276

Chapter 276 A Humiliating Experience

Gregory hastily snuffed out his cigarette, anxiety etching his brow. "You don't really expect me to marry her, do you?"

"Why not?" Chelsea responded with a shrug, her gaze fixed on Gregory. "You've known each other since you were kids, practically friends. And with my help, you two would be an ideal couple. Don't you agree? Imagine how fortunate you'd be if Corrine accepted your proposal."

Her eyes shimmered with a mix of hope and wistfulness as she spoke.

A visible twitch marred Gregory's forehead.

Contrary to what Chelsea suggested, he and Corrine hadn't been close as kids.

Throughout their school days, he barely acknowledged Corrine, mainly because she bore a different last name and technically wasn't a Ford.

His aunt Chelsea, however, always favored Corrine. As the older brother of Callie Hoffman, Gregory frequently antagonized Corrine to defend his sister.

During a school trip, he ended up with Corrine as his partner by mere chance. He intentionally left her alone in the wild, aiming to intimidate her and teach her a lesson.

Ironically, he got lost instead and found himself ensnared in a trap, dangling from a tree all night.

humiliating experience he'd

had learned his lesson about

a cautious distance whenever she was

about matching him with Corrine

the least.

perfect match be a

A Humiliating

was startled by Corrine's voice at the villa's doorway. "Aunt

taking her by the hand and escorting her to the living

soft smile played

to Corrine. "Corrine,

a knowing smile touching her lips. "Ah,

look. He managed a forced smile. "It's

longing for her since

that brightened her face.

been quite some time."

flashed back to the embarrassing incident when he was left hanging from