The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1738:

“Can you be serious for once?” Leif sighed, clearly exasperated. “I’m not joking.”

“I know,” Corrine said before hanging up.

Leif stared at his phone for a long moment, brows furrowed.

Then, with a sinking feeling, he dialed Lone Ranger. “Has Corrine ever asked you to look into the Powell family?” he asked directly.

“The Powell family from the Independent Continent?” Lone Ranger asked cautiously.

“Yes!” Leif exclaimed. He knew Corrine too well. She never asked too many questions unless something—or someone—was involved. “Tell me the truth. Has something already happened between them?”

Ranger confessed how the

full story,

been

truly knew her understood one thing: once she considered someone under her protection, she became their fiercest guardian. Anyone who dared to hurt them would have to answer

walked back into the room. She came to a quiet stop by the window, her eyes drifting

out of the corner of her eye. The hard edge in her expression softened immediately. A gentle smile tugged at the corners

work?”

𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺

around her waist with effortless ease,

His breath fanned her skin—warm, subtle, electrifying. A shiver coursed through her, sharp and sweet, like a sudden gust

Lyhaton?” she asked, her voice barely

His eyes, dark and steady, lingered on her face as if memorizing every line.