The Jilted Heiress' Return to the High Life - Chapter 407

Chapter 407:

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Once Corrine had exited, Evelyn’s smile dimmed.

“Now that she’s not here, tell me what’s on your mind.”

At this, Nate let out a laugh, his look toward Evelyn filled with a knowing depth.

“You always had the knack to see through pretenses, Grandma.”

“Enough with the charm,” Evelyn said, dismissing him with a light scoff.

“Having a girlfriend has turned you into quite the charmer.”

Nate rubbed his nose awkwardly before saying calmly, “Corrine is your future granddaughter-in-law, set to carry on the Hopkins family name.” His delivery was relaxed, almost casual, but his statement cut through the air with surprising firmness.

Evelyn’s face showed no change, her voice steady.

“Wasn’t that decision already made?”

Her words implied that his statement was unnecessary.

Lifting her coffee, she added with pointed significance, “That’s not my concern, though.”

“I get it, Grandma,” Nate responded.

“I came to discuss the engagement token you hold.”

Evelyn’s eyebrows knitted together as she met his gaze more intently.

“Are you sure about this?”

“Absolutely,” Nate answered smoothly, his gaze locking with hers meaningfully.

“Yet, you’ve never shared the backstory of our marriage arrangement with the Ford family,”

Nate had known his family had arranged a marriage for him since adulthood, but he was still unclear about how it all started.

This uncertainty left him unsure of how the Ford family from Lyhaton was connected to his own.

Among the elite families of the Independent Continent, an unspoken rule remained: no marriages with outsiders and no alliances beyond their borders.

Nate’s curiosity about the marriage arrangement’s origins only grew.

𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨Ⳓ𝙘𝙤𝙢

Evelyn said nothing in response to his words for a long stretch, so long that the attending servants braced themselves, expecting an outburst.

Finally, breaking the silence, Evelyn asked, “Why obsess over these details if you intend to end this arrangement?”

“You seem unaware of her background, Grandma,” Nate replied.

A sharp look came over Evelyn’s face, as though she sought to look right through him.

With a soft laugh, she asked, “Do you think I’m just a stubborn old fool?” Her tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

“I’ve heard that the wealthiest family in Lyhaton, the Ford family, has a granddaughter. She might not bear their surname, but Carl holds her dear.” As Nate stood up to refill her coffee mug, a deep reflection was visible in his eyes. Watching Evelyn carefully, he let a slight, knowing smile play across his lips.

“Interestingly enough, Carl’s granddaughter is Corrine.”

This revelation struck Evelyn like a bolt of lightning.

For a moment, her mind went blank, her heart pounding wildly.

Having faced many challenges in her life, Evelyn showed no outward sign of disturbance despite the turmoil within, her gaze tinged with a trace of coldness.

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