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

would face an even greater wave of deadly

Nate, including his own father. They wanted to eliminate him,

his side and the one

Herbert said seriously. “Even if you care for her, try to hold 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,

set the invitation card down, tapping his fingers lightly on the surface. “Why not?”

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an event at Moonlight Plaza

“We’ll see.”

Nate glanced at the invitation on the table. He hesitated for

Corrine was squeezing juice. When she heard his familiar footsteps behind

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