The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 670

Chapter 670:

As Jules turned to leave, his gaze met Corrine’s for the briefest moment. She caught the message in his eyes.

Once he was gone, Carl exhaled sharply, as if shedding a layer of tension. He reached for the cup on the table, taking a slow sip of water. Corrine watched him, and then got straight to the point.

“Grandpa, what did you want to talk to me about?”

Carl hesitated, her candidness catching him off guard. He stalled, taking another sip—this one slower, more deliberate. Only when the last drop of water was gone did he finally set the cup down with a resigned sigh.

“Corrine, there are things I shouldn’t interfere with, but your mother… she passed too soon. Before she left, she made me promise to take care of you, so…”

Noticing his discomfort, Corrine smiled, a soft attempt to ease the tension.

“Since when do we talk so formally?”

had the intended effect. Some of the stiffness in Carl’s posture eased, his expression shifting to something

his head and exited, leaving

sighed again, this time

me honestly… how far has

She inhaled sharply, only for the water to go down the wrong way. A choked cough tore from her

one to ask this. But he couldn’t find the right person to discuss this sensitive subject with Corrine. He

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her lips together, unsure of how

“you think you understand him, but you’ve only seen what he wants

silent, he sighed

no idea what being with him truly

“Grandfather, I—”

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