The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1102

Chapter 1102:

Evelyn turned to her, unbothered. “Why is it risky?” Her voice was calm, her gaze unwavering. “Corrine has Nate on her side, but it never hurts to have more allies.”

Penny hesitated for a moment, and then bowed her head. “Understood. I’ll see to it.”

Penny had always known Evelyn favored Corrine, but she hadn’t expected such blatant favoritism. It truly caught her off guard.

Evelyn reached for her phone, checked the time, and tapped on Corrine’s name, pinned at the top of her WhatsApp chats. Her fingers moved swiftly over the keyboard. “My dear Corrine, as long as I’m here, no one will dare to mistreat you.”

Corrine read the message, a soft smile forming on her lips. She quickly typed a reply. “Evelyn, it’s so late. Why aren’t you resting?”

Evelyn responded almost instantly. “I will soon. But if anyone gives you trouble, let me know. I’ll handle it.”

barely set her phone down when it buzzed again. Expecting another message from Evelyn, she glanced at the screen. Instead, her eyes widened in surprise—Vulture was

up, and his voice came through the receiver, steady but

struck so abruptly that Corrine stiffened, caught off guard.

his lips together before relaying the brief message he’d received from Lone Ranger. “Trouble is brewing at the border. We need to leave immediately to contain the

added, “By the way, Lone Ranger wants to know if

slightly, her eyes flickering with thought. “Why would he

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time to elaborate. He simply warned, “Given the Hopkins family’s tangled affairs, you have to be

“Understood.”

ended, Corrine remained still, her gaze darkening in contemplation. The question nagged at her—why did Lone Ranger

surfaced in her mind, unbidden. “Because

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