The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Not Difficult To

Understand Someone

Nate didn't seem in any rush to start eating. Instead, he picked up the king crab in the center of the table, his hands deftly working the crab legs with a swift, practiced motion of his knife.

Handling crab legs wasn't a simple task. Most people would have appeared. clumsy in the process.

It was exactly this reason that Corrine, despite her craving for crabs, had restrained herself from trying one.

Yet Nate's fingers-long and precise-wrapped around the fork and knife with ease, his movements smooth and graceful, almost hypnotic.

As Corrine averted her gaze, she was surprised to find a perfectly prepared

crab leg on her plate.

"Thank you," she said softly, her voice betraying a hint of surprise. She lowered her head to take a bite, and then glanced at Nate, her curiosity piqued. "You seem to know me well."

a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "It's not

narrowed slightly, a cold edge creeping

and he took a sip of wine, his deep voice. carrying an irresistible allure. "You're right here in front of me.

a trace of something unreadable in her eyes

that felt like he could see straight through her. "I've learned that underneath your calm, collected exterior, there's a heart that burns with

down, his gaze never leaving Corrine. His eyes, filled with an unexpected tenderness, softened as he spoke.

beneath

man, whom she'd known for only a few days,

three years with Bruce, only to realize he had

it was simply a matter of time-that eventually, Bruce would

understand her-rather, it was about

deeply, pushing back the bitterness rising within her. She met Nate's sincere gaze, watching him hold his wine glass with quiet honesty. Finally, she lifted her own glass and toasted him from across the table.

with time," Nate

conviction.

left the restaurant, and Nate offered

home.

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