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.

continued, his

four major families hold power in Independent Continent. Their influence keeps the Council in check. But before them, there was something even more powerful—something that once

powerful than the Elder Council?” Corrine echoed, curiosity

Nate nodded.

reached for her

symbolic. Back then, the head of the Higgs family defied overwhelming opposition to marry a woman from this country—Chadand. He was the first to

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧽𝖼𝗼𝗺

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

word in Nate’s explanation stood

‘were.’ So… they

that the Higgs family had once controlled the economy. Great

a month, the turmoil settled. The four major families rose to power, creating a balance against the

disappeared

“Yes, they did.”

she did not seem particularly shocked. For a family as ancient as the Higgs, their wealth and influence would