The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1472:

Corrine kept her tone even. “Natasha’s on it.”

Jules gave a cold, humorless chuckle. “That man doesn’t get it, does he?” He had made things very clear at the event yesterday—bluntly, unmistakably. And yet Dewey walked around as if he’d forgotten the warning altogether.

Clearly, forgetting wasn’t the issue. He needed a reminder he wouldn’t shrug off.

Corrine seemed to read Jules’ mind. “Keep him occupied. Give him something that eats up his time. He’ll lose interest if he’s too busy to scheme.”

“Consider it done,” Jules replied.

After the call ended, Corrine stepped over to the wide window overlooking the city.

Below, traffic surged in every direction—an endless stream of motion, like ants scrambling in fast-forward.

it was Dewey’s sudden reappearance that left her restless. Or maybe it was the memory of the wedding dress she’d glimpsed earlier, still clinging to the edges of her thoughts. Either

she left the office, car keys

herself she was just going for a drive, but when she came back to her senses, she was parked

momentarily puzzled, and then gave a small, amused shake of

reached for the ignition,

name flashed on the screen, and she paused.

starts

his voice met her like warm velvet—deep, steady, and

gotten out

glanced around but didn’t spot him. “How did you know

laugh crackled through

could reply, someone