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.

mere cog in the machinery of someone

completing his errand, Matias returned to the office, clutching a report

hesitantly offering it to Nate. "Sir, would you like to

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

to his skin as a cold sweat broke out. Steeling himself, he explained cautiously, "There are some unfavorable rumors about Miss

of investigating them."

a flicker of hesitation, Nate took the report, shredded it with an

your

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

knew he'd overstepped. Reading a superior's 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

wasn't interested in hearing any whispers, true or

rang

The words stunned Matias

Nate, he'd never seen his boss extend such unguarded faith

alone a woman.

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

Nate instructed. "And keep those baseless rumors far

from her."

Matias responded, fully aware of how monumental this