The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1077:

In the Grand Palace study, Nate sat in a chair, holding a black invitation card with gold embossing.

At the center of the card was a printed iris, its petals seeming to bloom as the light shifted.

Herbert’s voice came through the phone. “You suddenly went after the collateral branches, and now people are talking. You’ve always ignored them, but now you’re willing to go to extremes for a woman. Isn’t that a bit reckless?”

Herbert wasn’t expressing sympathy for the collateral branch members.

He was simply offering a clear, detached perspective.

Everyone knew the reality of the Hopkins family.

It was a brutal world where people could vanish without a trace. The more Nate showed he cared for Corrine, the more danger she would attract.

a branch for her, it was only a

face an even

the Hopkins family hated Nate, including his own father. They wanted to eliminate him, but they feared his methods, so they kept their emotions

Corrine, the only woman by his side and the one who had won Nate’s heart, was bound to

back. You took down a branch for her this time. What about the next time? You can’t just destroy everything every time someone tries to kill her, can

the invitation card down, tapping his fingers lightly on the

the other end of the line, as if his words

stories

there was no point

Moonlight

“We’ll see.”

on the table. He hesitated for a moment,

footsteps behind her,

pale pink liquid, his brow slightly