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.

the hell did you come

a hand

offer you

a

Are you worried that Corrine will suffer after marrying

noticed the way Hodge looked at Corrine, but he had 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

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

𝓥𝓲𝓮𝔀 𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓬𝓮: ⲅ𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫸𝖼𝗈𝗺

grin turned

you

barb and pulled two crisp tickets from his pocket, holding them

Saturday. Get Corrine to go with

they were live explosives. To him, they weren’t an invitation to a concert—they were an invitation to disaster. He didn’t even need to think about it. Corrine would

want to help you,” Jules