The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 522:

“Grandpa, you called me back so suddenly. Were you able to handle it?”

He was referring to Farris personally intervening to force Corrine to erase the recording.

Farris pressed his lips together and walked over to a high-backed chair, lowering himself into it. After instructing everyone else to leave the room, he finally spoke.

“Tell me, what exactly is Corrine’s connection to the Ford family?”

“The Ford family?” Bruce’s brows knitted together, his sharp features hardening.

“Do you still believe Corrine has any ties to them?” In all of Lyhaton, the mere mention of the Ford family—the wealthiest and most powerful in the city—was enough to make people tread carefully.

But Bruce had conducted his own private investigation into Corrine’s background and found no trace linking her to the Fords. While her past and identity were becoming more enigmatic by the day, he saw no reason to believe she had any connection to them.

Farris studied him for a moment before recounting everything he had seen and heard earlier.

shake the feeling that this is far more complicated than we first assumed. What if she’s been hiding her true motives all along, stepping into our Ashton family with a clear purpose in

Bruce nodded.

“Understood, Grandpa.”

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hesitation, he finally

“And about the recording…”

exhaled deeply, frustration weighing in

comes down to it, this entire disaster started with that foolish girl, Rita. She overestimated herself and ended up handing Corrine a weapon to use against

Corrine to attend the business association meeting. The way the two of them interacted

a different surname… Farris couldn’t shake the feeling that a connection

could only hope

that Bruce hadn’t left yet, Farris

“Is there something else?”

uneasy about that recording staying in Corrine’s hands. The longer she holds onto it, the more unpredictable things

Farris’ gaze darkened.

ways to make something disappear. Do I really need