The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1122:

Corrine caught the subtle edge in her voice. “You and your father fighting?”

Karina pressed her lips together, then smoothly changed the subject. “By the way, do you know the man from yesterday?”

Corrine took a measured sip of coffee. “Not personally. He’s an heir from a collateral branch of the Hopkins family. Nate dealt with that branch because of their mistake. He wanted revenge and tried to use me against Nate.”

She sighed. “That’s how you got dragged into this mess.”

Karina didn’t blame her. If anything, she pitied Darrion. To stand against Nate knowing he’d lose—how foolish.

She swirled the coffee in her cup, a memory tugging at the edges of her mind. “Yesterday, I overheard him on the phone. The name he mentioned… it sounded familiar, but I can’t place it. Let me think for a moment.”

curiosity sparking

Karina said after

expression briefly turned cold at the mention of

she continued. “I suspect she’s involved in this kidnapping. Even

is Darrion’s aunt, after all,” Corrine said, her

Andromache, Darrion—hindered by his disabilities—had managed to evade Nate’s thorough

one night to prevent any leaks. This sudden

his team remained unaware of Andromache’s involvement and believed Darrion’s

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at the vacation villa, triggered by a slip

now clear that Darrion’s quest for

making complex explosives highlighted his intelligence. Tragically, his deep hatred made him vulnerable to Andromache’s