The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1279:

Meanwhile, Corrine arrived home to find her grandfather already asleep, so she chose not to disturb him.

After freshening up, she settled into bed and drifted into a deep sleep.

When morning came, she woke at a leisurely pace, staring at the ceiling for a moment before slowly sitting up.

A knock at the door interrupted her thoughts. “Miss Holland, your grandfather has woken up,” a servant informed her from the hallway.

“I’ll be there right away,” she said.

Without wasting a second, Corrine freshened up, changed into appropriate attire, and stepped out of her room, heading straight toward Carl’s bedroom.

was meticulously examining Carl. Although Carl seemed a bit impatient, he

examination concluded, Corrine finally

was just a fainting episode caused by emotional distress. However, given Mr. Ford’s surgical history, it’s best

mood had noticeably improved, though fatigue still lingered on his face. Leaning back against the pillows, he let out a sigh. “Instead of fussing over me all the time, why not sit down and enjoy a proper

tone carried a hint of playful stubbornness, almost like a child

smiles of relief and

the doctor and his team out, Corrine

bedroom, she found her grandfather standing by the window with his hands clasped behind

𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 @ gⲁⳑ𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺

down on the

studied her face—a mirror image of Kiley’s. A rare flicker of warmth crossed his stern features before he gave her hand a reassuring pat and slowly made his way toward

porcelain. Carl stirred his bowl of oatmeal absentmindedly, his keen gaze flickering toward Corrine every so often. After a long