The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 488:

The revelation sent ice through his blood.

But how?

How did Corrine know someone from there?

His mind raced back to the previous night—to the way people had spoken to Nate with deference, to the weight his name carried in every conversation, to the unshakable presence that demanded both fear and respect.

Then it all clicked.

Nate was from the Hopkins family of Independent Continent.

Bruce had heard the rumors.

People from Independent Continent did not marry outsiders.

So why had Nate chosen Corrine?

Even the four major families of Lyhaton would consider themselves fortunate to earn the attention of the Hopkins family.

without any deep-rooted connections, should have been insignificant in that

watching his expression shift, clapped

he said, his voice

will never understand what you have truly missed

aside a woman like Corrine for someone

was stupidity in

next part at

for something greater, and Bruce?

in thought, as he

packed everything. Are we ready

pulled him back

her standing beside him, her

smile, oblivious to the weight

need to hurry. I have an appointment with Meg at the orphanage

the disaster that had unfolded

She had miscalculated.

expected to gain the upper hand over Corrine, to crush

left scrambling to salvage