The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1686

Chapter 1686:

Seeing Carl, they were surprised and quickly rose to greet him. “Mr. Ford, we didn’t expect—how was your trip?”

“Apologies for keeping you waiting,” Carl said with his usual warm grace.

“Oh, not at all. We just got here ourselves,” Rachel’s father, Harold, replied. “Rachel didn’t mention it. Had we known you were coming, we would’ve come to meet you at the airport.”

Carl shook his head with a gentle smile. “That was my decision—I didn’t want to trouble anyone.”

Although Rachel’s parents had been informed that the Fords were coming, they hadn’t expected Carl himself to appear.

Had they known, they certainly wouldn’t have stayed put in the private room.

Whatever grievances they still harbored about the marriage, they understood what Carl’s presence signified.

An elder of his age making the trip in person was no small gesture—it was a mark of respect, an indication that the Ford family truly valued Rachel.

And as the realization settled over them, Rachel’s parents found themselves quietly reassured.

Their daughter had married into a family that took her seriously. That alone was enough to bring them a measure of peace.

During the meal, they kept up a courteous front, exchanging pleasant small talk with Jules’ family.

Halfway through the event, Corrine excused herself and slipped away to the restroom. On her return, she caught sight of Jules leaning against a hallway pillar, a thin stream of smoke curling from the cigarette between his fingers.

“What are you doing out here?”

glanced over, exhaled, stubbed the cigarette out, and flicked it into a nearby trash

gave a small

what could anyone

the decision on her own, and now they bore the consequences like

hand on his shoulder. “Take it slow.

reading at

not, the wedding’s done. They had their chance

denying it—the Astleys

written in every sideways glance and pursed lip. But if they were truly against the union, they should have intervened before the vows were exchanged. Allowing

final glasses of wine sipped, Rachel’s parents

way out, his gaze

passed between them, and they stepped aside into a

we couldn’t be more hospitable tonight. Rachel was raised by her grandparents… and

off, but Corrine didn’t need the

their visions of how things

“I’ll be at the Astley residence tomorrow morning.

“Alright.”

Jules approached, his brows slightly raised. “What

of playful mischief lighting her eyes.

smile. “You’re

of Rachel’s reaction—the way her gaze lingered on Jules and Corrine. “Don’t let it get to you. They’ve always been

and Corrine might’ve been harmless. But now, he was married—and

With a soft smile that held both reassurance

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