The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 567:

The place was shrouded in secrecy, spoken of as if it belonged to another world entirely. Its people followed their own laws, lived by their own rules.

Outsiders were unheard of—few ever entered, and even fewer ever left.

“Why do you ask?” Nate arched a brow, amusement glinting in his dark eyes.

Corrine bit her lip, a teasing sparkle in her gaze.

“They say people from Independent Continent cannot marry outsiders. If they find out about us, do you think they will try to separate us?”

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Nate’s eyes. A barely perceptible smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

“Who says people from Independent Continent can’t marry outsiders?”

Corrine stiffened, caught off guard. She turned to him, searching his expression.

his tone

check. But before them, there was something even more powerful—something that once overshadowed even the Elder

Council?” Corrine echoed, curiosity sharpening her

Nate nodded.

reached for her hand, his

merely symbolic. Back then, the head of the Higgs family defied overwhelming opposition to marry a woman from this

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opposition… What kind of love could drive someone to defy the

word in Nate’s explanation stood out.

they

had once controlled the economy. Great power always attracted enemies. A force that immense would

a month, the turmoil settled. The four

Higgs family disappeared without a

“Yes, they did.”

seem particularly shocked. For a family as ancient as the Higgs, their wealth and influence