The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1449:

But with so many eyes watching, he had no choice but to maintain his composure.

“Mr. Hopkins, about this…” Carl began, his voice tight.

Even knowing it was a lost cause, he clung to the last thread of hope. He couldn’t stand by and watch Corrine walk straight into what he feared was a trap.

He had watched over her for years, nurturing her with tenderness—fulfilling both a promise to his late daughter and a heartfelt duty as a grandfather.

Nate caught the shift in Carl’s expression, something unreadable flickering in his dark eyes.

“Mr. Ford, my grandmother will be arriving in a few days to speak with you personally about the engagement.”

Gasps of surprise rippled through the crowd at that.

the pair confirmed their

hoped their daughters might have

in thought. Eventually, he sighed quietly, resignation lacing his voice as he murmured,

emotions playing across Carl’s face, sensed there was more buried beneath his disapproval of Corrine and

pushed forward

view,

his earlier warnings would curb Dewey’s ambitions—but clearly, the

had managed to

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guess what his next

a silent command that his

hesitation, the assistant stepped

firm hand

flailing, but the grip on him didn’t loosen until he