The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 18

Chapter 18 Save Your Ingenuity For Something.....

Earlier, when Matias laid eyes on Nate in the office-multitasking with a finesse only he could pull off,

conducting a video conference while neatly slicing fruit-the image struck him as both bizarrely whimsical and inexplicably captivating.

What caught him off guard wasn't just the meticulousness with which Nate arranged the fruit, but the

unexpected instruction to personally deliver it to Corrine.

Having served as Nate's assistant for years, he'd never witnessed his boss go out of his way for anyone. The idea of Nate peeling fruit for someone was absurd enough but for a woman? That was uncharted territory.

Yet, Corrine's demeanor had rewritten the script Matias had grown accustomed to.

As Nate's subordinate, he had long mastered the art of handling the imperious tones of entitled heirs and heiresses, their commands often flung with all the delicacy of a catapult..

Even when people showed him courtesy, it was always in deference to Nate, never a reflection of genuine respect. Corrine, however, was different.

There was an unaffected sincerity in the way she treated him, as though he were just another human being.

not a mere cog in the machinery of someone else's

returned to the office, clutching a report he had

it to Nate. "Sir, would you like

razor-sharp and unwavering, slicing through Matias like a blade poised

his skin as a cold sweat broke out. Steeling

of investigating them."

Nate took the report, shredded it

curtly. "Save your ingenuity for

authority that froze Matias in his tracks. "Yes, sir,"

intentions was one thing, but assuming the right to act on them without instruction? That was a huge mistake. However, given that Corrine's reputation was less-than-stellar, Matias had only acted out of concern, fearing

resolute-he wasn't interested in hearing any whispers, true

Nate's voice rang out, steady and

The words stunned Matias

years working alongside Nate, he'd never seen his boss extend such unguarded faith to anyone,

alone a woman.

much to deduce Nate's intentions. His unwavering stance made it clear-he wasn't just interested in Corrine,

Nate instructed. "And keep those baseless rumors

from her."

sir," Matias responded, fully aware of how monumental this