The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 624:

“As for my attire, this event didn’t exactly specify that we needed to dress to impress, did it? I’m not here to please anyone or catch the eye of any of the men here. You all claim to be high-society ladies, but to me, you seem no different from gossipy back-alley chitchatters.”

At her words, Judie and her group flushed a deep red with embarrassment.

They had pegged Corrine as an easy target, but she had surprised them, standing her ground and reprimanding them without a hint of hesitation.

Her sharp words didn’t go unnoticed by the young men nearby, either.

“This outsider heiress of the Ford family really stands out,” one remarked, nudging Gregory with his elbow.

“Gregory, aren’t you two somewhat related? Why not introduce us?”

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herself off mid-sentence, her gaze falling on Gregory’s sharp look,

should associate with lightly,” Gregory responded, his voice smooth as he casually swirled

unattainable about her? It’s just the Ford family elevating her,” the man muttered, his eyes lingering on Corrine with a look of overt appraisal, as

flying. Now he’s bringing her to this elite event. It’s obvious—he’s using her as a

words implied that the kindness the Ford family had shown Corrine was merely a strategic investment for the sake of

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in decline, we would never throw our girl’s marriage into the fire to survive,” a calm, lazy voice interjected, cutting through the tension like a

Jules reclining in an elegant

curve of his collarbone. The sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, exposing his

swirling haze of smoke, his features appeared like a painting, his high nose and subtly curved lips giving him an enigmatic, almost ethereal look. His

man who had been speaking stiffened the moment he saw Jules. His eyes shifted uneasily, and he

his eyes flicking dismissively at