The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 657:

And Corrine wasn’t naive. Not anymore. She could read between the lines, sense the undercurrent in Hodge’s otherwise warm demeanor.

“Mr. Seymour, I just remembered something I need to take care of. Please excuse me for a moment,” she said with a practiced smile.

Hodge blinked, momentarily caught off guard, but recovered quickly.

“Alright, let’s catch up another time.”

She walked off, her expression composed, the faint curve of her lips never quite reaching her eyes.

Hodge remained standing, watching her retreating figure with quiet confusion. He couldn’t understand it—why, after all these years, did Corrine feel so distant?

“Unrequited love. What a pity, huh?” Jules drawled as he stepped beside him, grinning like the devil himself.

Hodge exhaled slowly, adjusting his tie as if to shake off the moment.

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your long-time buddy, let me offer you a piece of advice:

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Are you worried that Corrine will suffer after

dismissed it as a passing crush. Now, standing here, he realized Hodge was still holding on—pursuing something that was, at best, a fantasy. And that? That was a problem. Even if they were friends, Jules didn’t think Hodge was

any further, there was one person who absolutely wouldn’t

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a musical this Saturday. Get Corrine

invitation to disaster. He didn’t even need to think about it. Corrine would refuse, and somehow, some way, the entire

want to help you,” Jules said with a sigh, rubbing his