The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 858:

As they said their goodbyes, Corrine quietly sent a message to Waldo, asking him to investigate the hidden aspects of her marriage arrangement. Waldo, after reading the text, dropped his usual polished lawyer persona. He walked over to Jayden with a sly grin.

“Jayden, don’t you find it odd that Dad’s so dead set against Corrine’s relationship with Nate?”

Jayden lit a cigarette, his voice icy and uninterested. “If you have something to ask, just ask it.”

Waldo’s eyes brightened at the response. Through the haze of smoke, Jayden’s voice returned, steady and firm. “But I’m not going to tell you anything.”

Waldo had no words. “We’re brothers, aren’t we? Keeping things from me seems a little unfair, don’t you think?” Waldo said, a playful smirk on his face.

Jayden’s face stayed neutral as he blew out a puff of smoke. His voice was low and rough, carrying a clear finality. “If you’re looking for answers, go ask Dad.”

with Waldo’s close connection to Corrine, anything he found out would end up in her

typed a message to Corrine. “He’s

She set her phone down on the table, her eyes drifting to the small, uniquely shaped

when she saw Corrine heading out early. “Leaving work so

for me,” Corrine said with

made a stop at a nearby flower shop. The air inside was filled with the sweet scent of fresh flowers, and the bright colors were

𝖁𝖎𝖊𝖜𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖊𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖑𝖞 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒𝖼𝗈𝗆

until it landed on a bunch of rich, red roses. “I’d like

course, just a moment,” the shop

Corrine wandered around the store, her eyes catching a patch of white flowers soaking up the sunlight. The delicate blooms seemed to shine softly with a golden

these?” she asked,

answered. “They’re also called thornless