The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 572:

“Grandpa, I am not a child,” she said, her voice calm but firm.

“Do you truly expect me to believe that?”

She met Carl’s gaze head-on.

“What exactly are you hiding? Why are you so adamant that I end this marriage arrangement? And more importantly—how did this arrangement even come to be?”

Carl’s jaw tensed. He had already said too much.

He inhaled deeply, regaining his composure before answering.

“It was arranged by your mother. I do not know the specifics.”

A new voice broke the silence. Jacob, who had remained quiet until now, finally spoke.

He would never do anything to harm

marriage is not a decision to take

before

all urged her to walk away. Yet not one of them had given her a solid

there was a story buried beneath all this secrecy—a truth

the Ford family. But this time, their attitude made her wonder. Why

to brush me off. I can wait,” Corrine said calmly, placing the peeled apple on the table.

your imagination soar with

you’re ready to tell me, I will think about

into the trash

a deep

the surface, but once she set her mind on something, there

needed to know the reason before even considering breaking off the arrangement, then she would not end it

asked about their grandfather’s health, and after giving him

attitude is definitely strange,”

to be fair, this marriage arrangement came out of nowhere. It’s only natural for