The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 29

Chapter 29 I'm Destined To Keep You For Life

Corrine studied Nate with a subtle, probing curiosity.

Who was this man really?

Nate reclined with a calculated ease, his shirt collar rebelliously undone, exposing the faint curve of his collarbone-an act that felt both deliberate and careless.

There was a palpable shift in his aura, a touch of rawness creeping into his typically composed demeanor, like a flame momentarily unguarded from the wind.

The warm light spilled over him like molten gold, tempering his otherwise imposing presence with an almost

tender glow.

His eyelids were half-closed, the corners of his mouth curling into a subtle, enigmatic smile as he moved through the coffee-making ritual with the precision of

a watchmaker. When he finally slid a cup toward Corrine, his voice, low and resonant, wrapped around the words like velvet. "When are you getting discharged?"

Corrine cradled the cup, savoring the first sip. The rich aroma filled her senses. When its sweetness dissipated on her tongue, she replied, her tone calm, "Tomorrow."

words dropped into the space between them, steady and unyielding, laced with an authority that

of her head, a polite but firm refusal. "Your concern is

unnecessary."

locking

a faint smirk tugged at his lips, his voice dipping into something dangerously smooth. "You're afraid

remained stoic, her eyes meeting his with a calm resolve. "Afraid? That's an interesting assumption." His dark eyes were bottomless pools of inscrutability, radiating an invisible pressure

consume her.

complex than she had initially

risk provoking him, she was equally determined to maintain her

studied her, his expression unreadable, though a faint glimmer danced in his gaze, like starlight on a restless sea. "I won't twist your arm or demand anything from you," he said softly, though his words

Nate's allure-his face alone was

like his had a gravitational

walls too high to climb, too cold to breach. Not.

with a faint, sardonic smile, her words steeped

his movements unhurried, and traced the rim of his coffee cup with long, elegant fingers. "It's not just confidence," he replied with

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voice was calm, but his words rang with an unshakable conviction that left no room

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