The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 697:

Jules’ eyes darkened, his grip tightening around the device.

“So it’s her.”

Leah. Again.

She simply couldn’t resist stirring trouble where Corrine was concerned.

Jules said nothing more, but his mind was already working, calculating.

Plenty of ways to deal with Leah and the Burgess family unraveled in his thoughts, and none of them were merciful.

the other end of the line had grown increasingly silent, waiting for Jules’ response. After a prolonged pause, the voice ventured cautiously, “Mr. Ford, as far as

major families. Taking any aggressive action against Leah at this

blow for blow, she had been busy weaving her web, aligning with the collateral branches of the four major families and establishing ties with other powerful households. If she were to unite them all against the Fords, their

locked downward, his face an unreadable mask. His jaw clenched with quiet tension, the only sign of his internal

𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 g𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫺𝖼𝗈𝗺

he finally murmured, the words clipped, but heavy

call ended, Jules was left to stew in his frustration. He wandered over to the window, the weight of the situation pressing down on him. Without thinking, he

a thought struck him—a flicker of an idea. He quickly grabbed his phone and forwarded a photo

at the top of power,

move, curious to see

Nate received the message, he studied the image carefully, his mind racing to connect the dots. His fingers danced across the screen, tapping out a response, his eyes

sharp nod, he gathered two men and

appeared at the threshold, her presence commanding attention before she