The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1185:

What was it about that woman that made everyone rush to shield her? Had years of friendship meant nothing? Was Corrine, a newcomer, truly worth more than the bonds they had built over time?

She inhaled deeply, pushing down the resentment clawing at her chest. “I just find it hard to believe that Nate would marry so quickly, that is all. I meant nothing more by it.”

No one believed that for a second.

But they were tired. Tired of the tension, tired of the conversation, and unwilling to drag Zack into an unnecessary dispute.

Then, at last, Nate—who had remained silent until now—spoke. His voice was low, smooth, but cold as frost. “Getting her on board with marriage isn’t as simple as you all think.”

Though his words carried a trace of resignation, his gaze held something unexpected. A rare, quiet tenderness—one none of them had seen before.

with Moses and Zack before letting out a low chuckle. “Well, this is a first. Nate actually

of the Hopkins family, a man who had dismantled internal conflicts in less than a year, forcing the old-guard elders into quiet retirement with unrivaled precision, suddenly hesitating over something as

force. As long as you have

since high school, long enough to see past pretenses. None of them were

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can be taken by force,” he murmured. “But

clicked his tongue.

thoughts reflected in the softness that flickered across his expression. “She was

edged with something unshakable. “Whatever other women have, she must have as

a blade straight through Rosalie’s