The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1346:

“You go ahead and finish your breakfast.” Her tone held a new weight as she placed the coffee back on the table and rose to her feet.

The sound of the chair sliding back prompted Mandy to jump up from her seat. “Miss Holland, where are you going?”

Corrine offered a faint smile, one that barely touched her lips, and gave Mandy a gentle pat on the shoulder. “Back to my room to change. Stay here. I will not be long.”

The moment she entered her room, Corrine took out her phone. Her fingers moved quickly, almost urgently, as she dialed Jules’ number.

“Tell me,” she said the instant he answered, “what has been happening in Lyhaton?”

Jules stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, the burn of the embers fading with a soft hiss. “Everything is normal at home. Do not worry.”

Since Jayden’s incident, Jules had revamped his intelligence network. It was still under trial, but even in its early stages, it had proven useful—too efficient to let something slip by unnoticed.

would have sensed it already. And yet, his vague reassurance only stirred the storm

chill creeping into her gaze. “I want

pause. A

is completely sealed off. Whatever is happening, it is under lock and key. Instead of asking me, you might want to go to

had been escorted out of the research institute. Then, a new team had swept in, accelerating the drug trials.

had held onto a fragile thread of hope. But that

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pressure pressed against her chest, wrapping around her like an

and heart felt like invisible coils tightening around them. She struggled to

on the phone tightened until her knuckles turned pale. She drew in a steadying breath and spoke in

call ended, she stood in silence, eyes unfocused as she stared

she reached for her phone