Chapter 61 The Center Of


    Someone''s World


    Corrine was on her way back to thepany. Suddenly, her phone buzzed with a call from Jayden.


    It wasn''t hard to figure out why-Jules, in his eagerness to curry favor, might have had already told Jayden everything.


    She sighed softly before answering, her tone bright and affectionate. "Hello, Uncle Jayden."


    "Did it scare you?" Jayden wasted no time on pleasantries, his concern. cutting through the line. "Jules filled me in on everything. Don''t worry-I won''t let you face this alone. I''ll get to the bottom of it!"


    His voice was steady, with an undertone of restrained anger, barely noticeable unless you knew him well.


    "Uncle Jayden, I can take care of this myself," Corrine replied, her voice firm


    but calm.


    "I''ve already put someone on it. We''ll have answers soon!" Jayden''s tone sharpened, heavy with dissatisfaction. "This went too far. There''s no way I''ll let the person responsible get away with this!"


    Hearing the unwavering determination in his voice, Corrine felt an unexpected warmth spreading through her chest.


    It wasforting to know her family always had her back.


    She took a deep breath, steadying her emotions, and spoke with gentle resolve. "Uncle Jayden, I''m a Ford. Do you really think I''d let anyone push me around? I''ll handle this myself. Besides, I wasn''t hurt, so there''s no


    need to make such a fuss over it."


    For a moment, there was only silence on the other end. Then Jayden let out a heavy sigh, his wordsced with reluctant agreement. "Tine, I won''t interfere-but


    but that doesn''t mean I''ll stand by and let you be treated


    unfairly."


    The message was clear. He would lov


    wouldn''t stop moving forward.


    her take the lead, but his own ns


    After Corrine hung up, Karina turned to her friend, her expression a mix of awe and jealousy.


    The Ford family''s devotion to Corrine was something she could never


    ignore.


    She thought back to the most extravagant example-the time Corrine casually mentioned wanting ice cream. Instead of buying a single vor, Jayden had purchased every vor avable in Lyhaton, just because he wasn''t sure which one she liked best.


    Moments like that made it painfully obvious to Karina what it meant to be


    the center of someone''s world.


    Reflecting on this, she sighed softly, her voice tinged with sincerity. "Honestly, before I met you, I didn''t even know what envy felt like.”


    "What?" Corrine arched a brow, her expression calm but curious, her casual demeanor masking her intrigue.


    Karina, looking slightly crestfallen, met Corrine''s gaze with a trace of grievance in her eyes. "You know, I''m the heiress of the Brooks family- one of the four major families in Lyhaton. In my family, I can have anything I want. Butpared to you, I feel like I don''t belong."


    "I heard that someone recently spent 500, 000 dors on a bracelet at the Glorious Jewelry Auction." Corrine gently lifted Karina''s wrist, her tone light butyered with meaning. "It looks an awful lot like this one."


    Karina, clearly flustered, pulled her hand away. The gemstones on her


    bracelet sparkled brilliantly under the light, but the irritation in her tone. dulled their luster. "He owes me that much!"


    The car soon pulled up to the Ford Group building. Corrine stepped out, her movements graceful and unhurried.


    As she made her way into thepany, her phone rang. Nate''s voice. greeted her on the other end. "I''ve reserved a private room at Lonsong Restaurant. Care to join me for dinner tonight?"


    Corrine couldn''t help butugh softly at his request. "Dinner''s still five hours away. Isn''t it a bit early to be asking?"


    "This was the only excuse I coulde up with to see you that you wouldn''t easily turn down," Nate replied, his tone earnest yet yful.


    "Unless," he added smoothly, "you''d prefer to give me a proper title-like your boyfriend."