The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 969:

Without waiting for a response, she spun on her heel and strode away, her posture stiff with unshed frustration.

Evelyn sat rooted in place, her gaze locked on Andromache’s retreating figure. A dull ache bloomed in her chest, tightening with each passing second.

Her brow knitted into a worried crease as her hand drifted to her chest, fingers curling over her heart, as though trying to soothe the storm brewing beneath her ribs.

Penny, who had been standing quietly to the side, immediately noticed Evelyn’s ashen face and the slight tremor in her shoulders. Without hesitation, she reached into her pocket, pulling out a small bottle of pills.

Her arm slid around Evelyn’s back, steadying her, while she carefully placed one pill between her lips. As Evelyn swallowed, Penny’s hand moved in slow, gentle circles across her back. Her voice softened into a murmur, a calming balm against Evelyn’s unrest. “She has always spoken first and thought second. You know that. Why let it get to you like this? And if you work yourself up too much, Nate will be the one left worrying.”

Evelyn said nothing. Her eyelids lowered, heavy with exhaustion, as she tried to steady the whirlpool of emotions crashing inside her.

Time stretched between them, the silence interrupted only by the faint sound of Evelyn’s breathing. After what felt like forever, her voice finally surfaced, hoarse and faint. “I thought she would understand everything I have done for her.”

Penny’s touch remained steady, her fingers never pausing their comforting motion. “One day, she will see the truth. She will know how much you care.”

Evelyn turned slightly, though her gaze remained distant. “No,” she said quietly. “She will never understand.”

If Andromache truly understood, she would not wage war against Nate at every turn. She would not drag the Burgess family into her schemes or use them as weapons against Corrine.

Evelyn sat in her chair, staring blankly at the floor, her mind a tangle of memories and regrets. Just as her thoughts began to spiral, the soft chime of her phone broke the silence.

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Her eyes drifted down, her hand moving almost mechanically to pick it up. A message flashed across the screen—from Corrine.

“The flowers you trimmed are beautiful, Evelyn.”

A smile tugged at the corners of Evelyn’s mouth. Without a moment’s hesitation, she tapped the screen to place a voice call.

“Corrine.”

“Evelyn.” Corrine’s voice was thick with sleep, a slight rasp that made Evelyn’s brow crease with subtle concern.

Evelyn’s fingers curled a little tighter around her phone. “You were frightened last night, were you not?”

At those words, Corrine’s mind clicked into place.

So, the events of the previous night had already made their way to Evelyn.

Considering how wildly the news had spread online, it was hardly surprising. In fact, it would have been more shocking if Evelyn had not heard.

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