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.

in the machinery of someone else's

returned to the office, clutching a report he had compiled. After

he stepped forward, hesitantly offering it to Nate. "Sir, would

unwavering, slicing through Matias like a blade poised to

felt his pulse quicken, the back of his shirt clinging to his skin as a cold sweat broke out. Steeling himself, he explained cautiously, "There are some

of investigating them."

Nate took the report, shredded it with an

your ingenuity for

his tone carried an authority that froze Matias in his tracks. "Yes, sir," he replied, his

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,

the look in Nate's eyes was resolute-he wasn't interested in hearing

silence, Nate's voice rang

The words stunned Matias

Nate, he'd never seen his

alone a woman.

intentions. His unwavering stance made it clear-he wasn't just interested in Corrine, he was determined

meals are delivered punctually," Nate instructed. "And keep

from her."

responded, fully aware of