The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1174:

Nate pulled her close and kissed her forehead. “They wouldn’t dare.”

Wouldn’t dare…

Corrine understood that everything had a limit. Whether it was ambition or hatred, once it reached a certain point, it would explode.

Meanwhile, at the Elder Council, Merrick was sitting at his desk, writing with a fountain pen on white paper. When his assistant delivered the news, his hand wavered, leaving an imperfect stroke.

Merrick set down his pen and looked up at his assistant. As he tore up the paper, crumpled it, and threw it aside, he asked, “So, you’re saying Andromache and Darrion were attacked during their escort this morning?”

“That’s right,” the assistant replied honestly. “Our sources say it was a surprise attack, but no officers were hurt. The attackers seemed to steer clear of them. Darrion only had a few small scratches, but Andromache came close to dying.”

showed a mix of emotions. “They

moved closer and handed him a warm

Merrick’s eyes brightened

night. I checked it out with a team about an hour ago, but we found nothing. Then we found out about the attack on the police car

clear what that

hands, but his sharp eyes showed a serious expression.

Council didn’t need to dig deeper. Everything was already out in

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case of youthful stupidity,” the assistant remarked with a hint of sarcasm. “He skipped last night’s banquet and now he’s openly defying the Elder Council.

really act so recklessly without someone backing

staring at Merrick with a mix of understanding and