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.

doctor was meticulously examining Carl. Although Carl seemed

the examination concluded, Corrine finally spoke.

removed his stethoscope and responded calmly, “There’s no serious issue. It was just a fainting episode caused by emotional distress. However, given Mr. Ford’s surgical

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

tone carried a hint of playful stubbornness, almost like a

into smiles of relief and

seeing the doctor and his team out, Corrine made her way to

Carl’s bedroom, she found her grandfather standing by the window

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bed?” she asked, concern flashing across her face. She set the breakfast down on the table and quickly grabbed a jacket, draping it gently over his shoulders. “You’ll catch a cold standing

studied her face—a mirror image of Kiley’s. A rare flicker of warmth crossed his stern features before he gave

room were the quiet clinks of spoons against porcelain. Carl stirred his bowl of oatmeal absentmindedly, his keen gaze flickering toward Corrine every so often. After a long pause, he finally spoke, his voice measured. “Corrine,