The Jilted Heiress' Return to the High Life - Chapter 488

Chapter 488:

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The revelation sent ice through his blood.

But how?

How did Corrine know someone from there?

His mind raced back to the previous night—to the way people had spoken to Nate with deference, to the weight his name carried in every conversation, to the unshakable presence that demanded both fear and respect.

Then it all clicked.

Nate was from the Hopkins family of Independent Continent.

Bruce had heard the rumors.

People from Independent Continent did not marry outsiders.

So why had Nate chosen Corrine?

Even the four major families of Lyhaton would consider themselves fortunate to earn the attention of the Hopkins family.

Corrine, without any deep-rooted connections, should have been insignificant in that world.

Calan, watching his expression shift, clapped a firm hand on his shoulder.

“Mr. Ashton,” he said, his voice dripping with finality,

“you will never understand what you have truly missed out on.”

To cast aside a woman like Corrine for someone like Leah?

It was stupidity in its purest form.

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Then again, perhaps it was for the best. Corrine was destined for something greater, and Bruce? He was never meant to stand at her side.

Bruce stood frozen, lost in thought, as he watched Calan turn and walk away.

“Bruce, I’ve packed everything. Are we ready to go?”

Leah’s voice pulled him back to the present.

He turned, finding her standing beside him, her purse slung over one shoulder.

She flashed a tight smile, oblivious to the weight of the moment.

“We need to hurry. I have an appointment with Meg at the orphanage this afternoon.”

Not a single mention of the disaster that had unfolded earlier.

She had miscalculated.

She had expected to gain the upper hand over Corrine, to crush her beneath the weight of her own schemes.

Instead, she had been outmaneuvered, left scrambling to salvage whatever she could.

Now, she had no choice but to clean up the mess.

Not only had she raised Bruce’s suspicions for nothing, but she had also been forced to take the fall for Rita’s failure.

She had become the joke.

But Leah knew better than to dwell on it.

The only way forward was to prove her worth—to show Bruce that she was still an asset.

At the end of the day, the real goal had always been securing Calan’s investment.

Bruce’s expression softened slightly at the suggestion.

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