The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1662:

She had been jealous of Corrine for as long as she could remember.

The first time she met Corrine at the Ford family mansion, she had sensed something different. Even then, Corrine had been quiet and reserved, but her beauty and grace were impossible to ignore. There was something otherworldly about her, something that felt unreachable.

Try as she might, Callie had never been able to match that elegance. Every attempt to imitate Corrine only invited ridicule.

And now, watching Corrine bask in admiration among the most distinguished guests, Callie’s jealousy seethed.

Since Jayden’s incident, Chelsea’s relationship with the Hoffman family had cooled. The once-frequent invitations stopped. When Callie showed up unannounced, they always had excuses ready to turn her away. Over time, the distance became permanent. The marriage arrangement with the Cooper family in Pinetree City had quietly dissolved and was never brought up again.

Callie knew then that Chelsea would no longer fight for her.

While Callie’s world slowly crumbled, Corrine only rose higher, shining with a brilliance that made everything else fade in comparison. Callie’s nails dug into her palms as she clenched her fists, but she didn’t feel the pain. The resentment ran deeper than that.

“If you cause trouble, not even the Hoffman family will be able to protect you,” Gregory whispered in Callie’s ear, leaning in.

His words snapped her out of her spiraling thoughts. She turned to look at him.

past because she had the Ford family behind her,” Gregory continued with

most powerful man on the Independent

you, I’d accept reality and

Gregory, her gaze

kept talking, mostly to

just born lucky. They float through life like it’s nothing—getting everything the rest of us only dream about. It’s like the universe rolls out the red carpet just

others chased their whole

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Gregory’s eyes, Corrine was exactly that kind of

compare to her,” Gregory said,

simply out of

was loved, protected, and admired. And her boyfriend? Nate—head of the powerful Hopkins family from the Independent

of those alone would overwhelm the Hoffmans. But

on, everyone in Lyhaton would

But