The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1580

Chapter 1580:

Evelyn gave him a level look, entirely unbothered. “Corrine is level-headed, and I admire her for it. There’s nothing wrong with showing a little extra care where it’s deserved.” She didn’t bristle at the question. If anything, she seemed perfectly at ease in her reasoning.

“A man in your position shouldn’t come off as needy—it cheapens you.” Her tone remained light, but there was a subtle bite beneath it.

Nate didn’t flinch. “You’re showing her a lot of favoritism, Grandma. Sometimes I wonder if you remember that I’m your grandson.”

Evelyn stared at him for a moment before bursting out laughing. The sound abruptly broke the tension that had been brewing between them. “Corrine may be engaged to you, but I don’t think she’s in any rush to walk down the aisle. If she’s content with the way things are, don’t stir the pot. Let her be. What matters is whether you’re both happy.”

That caught Nate off guard.

Evelyn had suggested a quick wedding—but now, she’d done

change your mind fast, Grandma,” he said, the corners of his mouth lifting

his eyes flickered with something deeper—something more

calm, pretending not to notice the edge in his tone. “We thought it through. If you’re

it was obvious that the current situation wasn’t right for them to

you tell me what’s really going on between you

thrives at

question landed, Evelyn’s eyes sharpened, and her fingers curled tighter into fists.

loosened his tie a bit with

expression unreadable as silence settled heavily

into it.

course,” Nate replied,