The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1347:

The call cut off automatically.

As the screen dimmed, so did her expression.

The warmth drained from her features, replaced by a quiet intensity. Her aura shifted—sharpened. There was power in the way she stood, in the way her eyes darkened with resolve.

What in the world was going on in Lyhaton?

The deeper they buried the truth, the more fiercely she intended to dig it up.

Especially now—when Nate had gone completely silent. Her mind raced through possibilities, each one darker than the last. Something had happened. She could feel it crawling beneath her skin like a warning.

Since they had been together, not once had they fallen out of touch.

Sometimes through a rushed message, other times through hours of late-night video calls. But never this. Never

opened their message thread. Her eyes scanned their recent exchanges, landing on the final message

the

hit the video call button. It barely rang twice before cutting off. A message appeared immediately after: “Cannot talk right now.

brows furrowed,

“Been busy lately. I will contact you when I have

her heart oddly still. A coldness spread between her brows, her lips

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has Miss Holland not replied yet?” Saul muttered, eyes glued to the screen. A nerve throbbed visibly near his temple. His

his grip uneasily, as though it might scorch his skin. “Let’s think positively. Perhaps we managed to fool her—with a little luck and a lot of

his mouth, he struggled to believe them. They sounded hollow, but he clung to that thin