The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 472:

“What’s the situation here?”

Leah, seizing the opportunity, quickly explained to Calan, “Mr. Archer, I didn’t intend to stir up trouble. The necklace is of great significance to me, and I feared involving the police might inconvenience you, so I opted for a more discreet approach.”

Calan turned his attention to Corrine, his expression thoughtful. Having been briefed on her background by Meg, he regarded Corrine with more respect. Yet, the potential scandal of a high-value necklace going missing at his event weighed on him. The repercussions could ripple out, tarnishing his reputation.

Aware of Corrine’s ties to the influential Ford family and Nate, Calan knew she was not someone to trifle with lightly.

After a moment’s deliberation, he offered a diplomatic smile.

“Miss Holland, could this possibly be a misunderstanding?”

Calan’s careful handling of the situation, furrowed his brow, puzzled

room. They claimed I took the necklace without any evidence,”

clear. Leah’s insistence on searching Corrine’s room

was momentarily speechless upon hearing this. His gaze involuntarily fell on Leah, a flicker of dissatisfaction visible in his

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want to escalate the situation, yet there she was, leading a group to forcefully search Corrine’s room. It

the Ford family, the wealthiest in Lyhaton, Corrine had

aware of every word and gesture from men, immediately noticed Calan’s disapproving look. Her eyes

priority was to catch Corrine red-handed. Originally, Rita had orchestrated everything and Leah didn’t need to do anything. But something had gone awry with Rita last night,

find another opportunity to smear Corrine, so she reluctantly took matters into her own hands. She lowered her gaze to conceal

steal the necklace. But shouldn’t you provide some proof?”

else is cooperating with the search. Your refusal raises suspicions. To avoid rumors and protect your reputation,