The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 519:

As Corrine walked toward the exit of the cafe, she unexpectedly came face-to-face with Leland.

“Miss Holland, your grandfather has requested your presence upstairs,” he informed her smoothly.

Corrine’s gaze instinctively flicked to the manager of Whisperwind Cafe.

The manager visibly tensed, his forehead damp with sweat, nervously glancing at Leland.

Leland offered a polite, knowing smile.

“Miss Holland, you should know—Mr. Ford has eyes and ears everywhere in this place.”

Corrine had no doubt about that.

The café belonged to her grandfather’s family holdings. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that every person here answered to him.

a VIP room. What she hadn’t expected—not in the slightest—was to find Nate sitting inside, engaged in casual conversation

though her gaze lingered on Nate for a

eyes silently questioned his presence in

coffee cup and took a slow

one to break the

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫶ⅽ𝗈𝗺

you’re here, take a seat. You’ll want to hear this—after all, it

on his

turned to Carl,

shifted toward Nate, carrying an unspoken

to fulfill a marriage

his coffee before continuing, “You’ve met Mr. Hopkins a few times before, haven’t you? I imagine he’s mentioned the arrangement. What

eyes flickered toward Nate, her

something unreadable flashing

Hopkins never mentioned

locking onto Carl with sharp