Chapter 1646
Chapter 1646:
“I did,” Corrine replied.
Relief washed over Waldo as he nodded appreciatively.
At least she'd received the invitation. If Jolene dared to decline or avoid the event, he'd ensure she regretted it
thoroughly.
The vengeful thought loosened the knot of tension in his chest, allowing his breathing to steady and deepen.
Just as Waldo pivoted to leave, Corrine’s fingers encircled his wrist, her lips curving into a knowing smile.
“Aren’t you forgetting something?”
His gaze lingered on her face before he sighed, reluctantly divulging everything he'd overheard. He couldn't help
adding his personal assessment:
“Honestly, this engagement seems peculiar in several ways. But since you've already committed, why torture
yourself with doubts? Take each day as it comes. Of course, if you're having second thoughts... you haven't set a
wedding date yet, so you could always—"
Corrine cut him off with quiet certainty.
“I don’t regret it.”
Waldo fell silent at her declaration, and then a soft chuckle escaped him.
“It doesn’t matter even if you did. Whatever path you choose, the Ford family will stand unwavering behind you.”
Such a straightforward promise carried immeasurable worth—it was the bedrock of Corrine’s unshakable
confidence.
As Waldo gazed at Corrine, his eyes brimmed with tender affection and gentle indulgence.
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He had deliberately withheld certain revelations from her.
Since hearing Evelyn's cryptic words, an unsettling question had haunted his thoughts.
The reference to the most prestigious family on the Independent Continent, and the chilling massacre that
claimed hundreds of lives... Despite his relentless investigations, he'd uncovered nothing concrete. Yet some
primal instinct whispered that all these mysteries somehow converged on Corrine.
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Before that engagement party, he'd questioned why Carl and Jayden shielded Corrine from certain truths, but
now understanding dawned on him.
Sometimes, ignorance provided its own form of protection.
They harbored no grandiose ambitions for Corrine; their sole desire was that she might lead a life unmarred by
turmoil—peaceful and whole.
After dinner concluded, Corrine lingered in conversation before finally retreating to her sanctuary.
She slipped into her bathroom,
sinking into the warm Snblags pfithe
tub, nen eas gestingudinst the
pbrdelain as her fingers traced lazy
patterns across the water's surface.
Waldo’s revelations echoed through her mind.
“At the engagement celebration,
Evelyn spoke in cryptic riddles with
your grandpa, suggesting your
engagement to Nate was
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this hatch, and then Evelyn declared,
‘I know you blme for the path
Corrine took, but deep down, you
know it wasn't my doing.’ Those
words ignited Carl's fury instantly—he
even expressed bitterness toward
your mother for stubbornly arranging
this engagement years ago. He
insisted he raised you not for anyone
else's purposes, but simply because
he believed that since you entered
this world, you deserved a good life.”
She had naively believed herself on
the cusp of understanding, only to
discover she had merely glimpsed
the shadow of gméH deeper truth.
Vila Wash sigh, she emerged from
the bathtub, changed into soft
pajamas, and methodically dried her
hair before the mirror. After that, she
gathered her hair into a loose knot as
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