The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 981:

Corrine rested her chin on her palm, stirring her coffee in idle circles. “And you think I’m worried?”

“Please. You’re a member of the Ford family. Fear isn’t in your vocabulary,” Jules said proudly and confidently.

A smirk ghosted across Corrine’s lips, but her eyes were sharp, ice-cold. “Andromache can pull whatever stunts she wants in Lyhaton, but the one thing she can’t do is challenge the Ford family’s standing.” That legacy was Carl’s life’s work. And it had been Corrine’s safe haven growing up. No one would shake the Ford family’s standing as the wealthiest—not while she had a say in it.

As they spoke, Natasha knocked on the door again, flanked by two staff members carrying an enormous bouquet of white tulips.

Corrine blinked, momentarily caught off guard.

Natasha offered an explanation. “These were delivered anonymously as well.”

“Get rid of them,” Corrine said without a second thought.

as the words left her mouth, her phone buzzed.

“Did you get them?”

realization struck—this bouquet was from Nate. “Wait!” she blurted

halted, glancing back

as composed as ever, though a trace of

caught on right away, gesturing for the staff to bring the tulips over before

the entire exchange, scoffed as Corrine admired the bouquet, a rare smile playing on her lips. “Look at you, grinning like an idiot. Corrine, you’re a

is different,” she replied, her

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out a dry chuckle. “Though, now that I think about it, Nate has half the world gunning for him. How safe can you actually be with

he’s that unreliable?” Corrine arched a

exhaling sharply. “Do what you want. Just let me know before you