The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1606:

Nate’s gaze rose slowly to meet Franco’s, his eyes harboring depths both dark and inscrutable. “A beautiful woman inevitably draws attention. It’s never misguided to ensure her safety.”

Franco was so startled by Nate’s words that he inhaled his cigarette sharply, choking and coughing as smoke burned the wrong passage. His eyes watered as he shot Nate a look brimming with conflicted emotions.

Beside him, Maddox released a frustrated chuckle, shaking his head. “Damn! So you’re merely using us to ward off potential suitors trying to steal her away!”

As night fell, only a slender crescent moon remained visible, casting a soft, melancholic glow that seemed to magnify the solitude of the night.

Corrine, wrapped in her thoughts under the moon’s silvery light, turned to Rachel and asked quietly, “Do you regret it?”

Her question, though aimed at Rachel, seemed to echo back to her own past decisions.

Caught off guard, Rachel paused, the directness of the question cutting through the quiet of the evening without warning.

idea had scarcely

had chosen to marry Jules, Rachel had carefully considered her own future and Jules’ feelings toward her. Now, as events unfolded

expectations,” Rachel replied, her voice steady as she smiled faintly at Corrine. “So, no, I don’t harbor any

her response, Corrine observed Rachel for a moment before a knowing smile played across her lips. “Stubbornness can be costly when it blinds

pain of too deeply invested emotions.

was a universal truth, well understood by

such wisdom to

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everyone cling to a slim chance?” Rachel lifted her hand, her fingers stretching toward the distant crescent, symbolizing her own unreachable desires—so near, yet eternally elusive, much like the affections of the one she

quell the surge of sadness. “I entered this marriage with eyes wide open, chasing what I thought was worth the

taken aback by

who leaked the Ford family’s alliance plan, giving Rachel the chance to step in and

and offered Rachel a gentle smile. “I hope