The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1616:

Despite his exhaustive travels, he returned only to be greeted with punishment. Corrine couldn’t help but laugh at his plight. “Well, go on, tell me what happened.”

“All my efforts for you, and here you are, enjoying my troubles rather than defending me!” Waldo shot her a disgruntled look. He leaned back, eyeing Carl on the sofa and lowering his voice. “Aren’t you curious about the talk between Evelyn and Carl at the engagement celebration that day?”

Carl’s stern command cut him off. “Stand properly and reflect on yourself!”

Waldo straightened up immediately, his posture becoming rigid. “Hurry up and get inside. This is my time for self-reflection, so don’t interrupt me.” Corrine remained quiet.

Inside, Carl sat on the sofa, perusing the guest list. Spotting Corrine, he set the list down and removed his glasses. “I noticed you’ve included several families from Pinetree City on the guest list.”

Leland handed Corrine a coffee.

explained calmly, “With the recent governmental reorganization of city districts, there’s been some unrest in Pinetree City. They’re reluctant to involve Lyhaton’s major families in their affairs and have resorted to covert actions. This

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calm, her tone steady and deliberate. “If you look back, the friction between Pinetree City and Lyhaton began with the earliest territorial splits. As the years passed, and the Ford family, along with the other three powerful families, began to rise, Pinetree City steadily declined. That is why they are

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situation was simple enough—limited market, unlimited ambition. Greed knew no

would soon stretch across it. Once that foothold was established,

houses, into Pinetree

planning to expand

certainty behind his words left no room

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