The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1259:

Her gaze remained steady, but a slow, dangerous smile curved her lips.

“Do you take me for a fool?”

Barry’s breath hitched. His eyes flickered with unease.

She leaned back slightly, her voice calm yet cutting. “Years ago, when your parents died suddenly, you were still young. You couldn’t protect your enormous inheritance. In your frustration, you dragged your relatives to court, hoping to reclaim what was yours.”

She tilted her head. “But the law didn’t see it that way, did it? The ruling was clear. You had no rightful claim. When your parents passed, their estate legally went to your grandparents, their closest living relatives. Since you were a minor, they also became your legal guardians, responsible for managing your portion of the assets. And when they died, the inheritance naturally passed to their children.”

Corrine’s eyes turned cold. “No matter how bitter you feel, the law is the law. You lost—not because of Jayden, but because that’s how the system works. You have no one to blame but reality.”

Last night, after a long conversation with Jayden, Corrine realized his favoritism toward Barry stemmed from deep-seated guilt.

always prided himself on his fairness. He never let emotions cloud his judgment. Despite his pity toward Barry,

so many years had passed, he felt the

past

climbed the political ladder, carving out a solid reputation. Was it really worth throwing it all away over

obvious—he wasn’t telling

imagination thrives at

on his lips. “Looks like you’ve put the pieces

the voice recorder in her hand. “So tell me—who’s pulling the strings? The deputy director who got relocated six months ago? Brannon Stevens, your old

moment

two of them, but even more than that, he feared Corrine

far harder to read than he

had assumed she would be easy to handle. He