The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 668:

She settled into the hanging wicker swing, lazily scrolling through gift ideas on her phone.

Then, from the neighboring suite, she heard it—muffled footsteps, followed by hushed voices.

Corrine had not paid much attention to the conversation at first. Eavesdropping had never interested her.

But the moment she caught a familiar voice, her focus sharpened. Moses and Zack sat on the stone steps of the balcony, their postures relaxed, but the weight of their words was undeniable.

“Andromache might be ambitious, but her schemes alone are enough to give her the confidence to make a move against Nate in Lyhaton,” Zack remarked. His tone was casual, yet it carried a quiet confidence, as though he had already assessed every possible angle and dismissed the unnecessary ones.

Moses lit a cigarette, inhaling deeply before exhaling a slow curl of smoke into the night air.

be true,” he said, his voice measured, “but Andromache hasn’t been idle these past few days. She’s been meeting with members of the collateral lines of

moment his words settled, an uneasy silence lingered between them.

I hear, the Burgess family is involved as

the significance, Zack knew exactly what that meant. The tangled history between Corrine and Leah was no secret to him. If they knew, then it wasn’t surprising that Andromache pieced it together too. Leah had been stirring up trouble

gⱯ𝗅𝗇0ν𝖊𝗅𝘀.𝗰𝗈𝗺, 𝓶𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝒸𝗵𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝗋𝓈 𝗼𝗻

much influence in Lyhaton,” Moses mused, flicking the ash from his cigarette, “but as a member of the Hopkins family from the Independent Continent,

of loyalty, but

chuckle,

the Burgess family capable of

herself, amusement flickering in her eyes. Indeed, the Burgess family had long lost any meaningful standing. If Andromache truly believed that allying with Leah would be enough to bring Corrine down, then she was gravely

as these thoughts passed through her mind, a knock sounded at her