The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1406:

For the first time, he began to wonder—had arrogance led to his downfall?

He had looked at Corrine before. A girl with decent roots, but nothing extraordinary.

So how had she flipped the game and turned the tide?

His eyes darkened. A storm brewed in his gaze, sharp as a knife, fixed on Corrine. “Corrine, I’m Nate’s uncle. I’m part of the Hopkins family from the Independent Continent. If you push me too far, the family elders won’t stand by. The Elder Council will come after you with everything they’ve got!”

It wasn’t just an empty threat. Over the years, he had quietly fed money to those council members and the Hopkins family elders—enough to keep their loyalty, as long as the money flowed.

If he was taken down, their pockets would run dry. They wouldn’t let that happen.

“And you think I’m scared? Wasn’t it you and Claude who framed my uncle? What now? Planning to do it again?” Corrine leaned back with a smirk.

stared at

She knew.

did she

smile turned strange, his gaze taking on a peculiar gleam. “Corrine, I bet you don’t know Claude’s real

you just dying to

smugness faltered. He hadn’t expected her to stay so composed, let

watching her face closely. “Do you know why Nate moved the summit to Riverveille? It was to hide your existence from a certain woman. And Nate’s grand background? Please. You don’t

Corrine’s brows knitted slightly.

like a needle to the

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⩸𝗰𝗈𝗺

Her instincts screamed that the

now, when you’re about to be deported, you’re worried about your brother’s dirty laundry? You dress like nobility and act

Bryant’s face fell.