The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1609

Chapter 1609:

Penny noticed Evelyn’s good mood and, after a moment’s hesitation, cautiously asked, “What about those items on the desk?”

Evelyn’s gaze drifted past Penny to the ornate traditional hair accessories lying neatly arranged.

“We’ll take it step by step,” she said with a quiet sigh. “After waiting all these years, there’s no point in rushing now. Push too hard, and it could all unravel.”

Penny frowned slightly. “And what about the Ford family?”

At that engagement celebration, Evelyn had made a promise—to support Corrine’s choices and to keep her own hands off. But now, Evelyn’s actions rang with the echo of contradiction.

“I have my path, and she has her own choice. They don’t cross,” Evelyn replied plainly. “Besides, I didn’t push Corrine into anything. Her own curiosity led her there. Who is she going to blame for that?”

Penny was left at a loss for words.

That was splitting hairs—if not twisting the truth outright.

Evelyn pulled the covers over herself and asked casually, “Any word on that woman?”

who she meant. Recently, Nate had been hospitalized after an injury, and

Powell left with her people,” Penny said

with a

“Yes, Mrs. Hopkins.”

Corrine received a

name flash across her phone screen, her brows knitted

tolerated him at all was for Jules’ sake—and out of respect for her

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breath and

“I was wondering

Corrine replied bluntly. “If there’s something you

had gone out to dine with Zeke, it would spell

wasn’t about to go looking

the office,” Zeke said, and

the phone,

work piling up left and right, she shoved the call

was, until Natasha knocked at her office door. “Miss Holland,

“Who?” Corrine’s brows furrowed.