The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1182:

After a brief pause, she offered a warm explanation. “We met at Moonlight Plaza, and I thought Miss Holland might appreciate jade. So, I picked this out for her.”

The living room was cloaked in an uneasy silence, the air thick with unspoken tension. Though everyone felt it, no one dared to disturb the quiet.

Elva might have been a woman, but the women of the Quinn family were no delicate flowers—they were forged in steel and ambition.

Elva, in particular, bore the Quinn matriarch’s influence like an heirloom, chosen to carry the family’s legacy.

The region once buzzed with news of her engagement to Nate, a tale so widely spread it became near gospel. Even Moses and Zack, Nate’s steadfast companions, had nearly believed it.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been so stunned to learn that Nate was with Corrine.

In hindsight, the rumors of Nate and Elva seemed less like coincidence and more like Elva’s careful orchestration.

Corrine—felt like a

just for her beauty but for her

she should have met the sight of Nate and Corrine with fury, not blessings. Her benevolence felt out of place,

the room simmered with speculation, Nate finally spoke, his voice as indifferent as a winter breeze. “I appreciate

so subtle it barely stirred the

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continue your conversation. I have other matters to attend

departed, Herbert’s voice floated behind her. “When will you come back after

Nate could respond, Moses chimed in with a smirk, “What’s the rush? Afraid

didn’t catch Nate’s answer. She walked out

hold back, spoke up. “Miss Quinn, that bracelet was top-quality. Isn’t it a waste to give it away

her voice as polished as her appearance.