The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 673:

Jules, fully aware of her deliberate action, pressed his lips together. After a beat, he couldn’t help but speak again.

“Nate’s already publicly declared he’ll marry you. If that leaks, you won’t even begin to understand the kind of mess you’ll be in. Just take the other three major families as examples. If they find out about you and Nate, you’ll just be a pawn in their games.”

Corrine applied the finishing touches to Jules’ wounds before lifting her gaze to meet his. A faint, almost cryptic smile played at the corners of her lips.

“I’m not the type to be played like a pawn,” she said, her tone calm but resolute.

Jules was momentarily taken aback, unsure how to respond. After all, Corrine wasn’t just some pampered heiress who spent her days basking in luxury. In terms of courage and strategy, she was every bit as sharp as Carl had been in his prime.

It was no coincidence that she had single-handedly resurrected Ashton Group from the brink of bankruptcy in just a year, transforming it into an empire that soared to even greater heights within two.

As he buttoned his shirt, Jules couldn’t help but steal a glance at the scars etched into his back.

all this time, you’re still as

Her gaze dropped, and a quiet smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. Her voice was calm,

I’m

v𝒆rs𝓲𝑜𝓷 𝓐t

we take a break and

his. Jules effortlessly buttoned his shirt, his long fingers moving with practiced

Brown family just opened a new country club up north, complete with horseback riding. What do you think about checking

riding at a country club?

for a moment, the idea taking root in her mind,

“Sounds good.”

had been ages since she last rode a horse. Even longer since she’d felt

family had been caught off guard lately, particularly Leah. She never imagined she’d receive an invitation

weight, a figure from the esteemed Hopkins family of the Independent Continent. She wasn’t just any woman.

an alliance with Andromache, their

fact, even the Ford family’s standing as the wealthiest