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.

the Ford family behind

man on the Independent Continent.” He

I were you, I’d accept reality and walk away

at Gregory,

talking,

lucky. They float through life like it’s nothing—getting everything the rest of us

wealth, and power—things others chased their whole lives—meant nothing next to those

didn’t even

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eyes, Corrine was exactly that kind

to her,” Gregory said,

simply out of Callie’s

loved, protected, and admired. And her boyfriend? Nate—head of the powerful

would overwhelm the Hoffmans.

on, everyone in Lyhaton

said was true. But jealousy had