Chapter 57
Chapter 57 Many Secrets
As soon as the words left Matias' lips, an unsettling silence descended over the car, heavy as a shroud.
Matias silently cursed himself, wishing he could rewind time and bite his tongue. With a tentative glance at Nate's expression, he scrambled to recover. "Miss Holland's performance tonight was truly... remarkable," he ventured cautiously.
Nate's frown deepened, and Matias' thoughts raced, searching for an escape hatch. Then, like a desperate gambler playing his last card, he added, "Only a woman like her could possibly be worthy of you, sir."
It worked. The tension in Nate's jaw eased, and the storm cloud that had darkened his face lifted.
Matias exhaled internally, his respect for Corrine skyrocketing. In his mind, she had ascended to near-divine status.
He even made a mental note to pray before bed, giving thanks for her unintended rescue.
"You did well tonight," Nate remarked, his deep voice carrying its usual chill but with an undertone that Matias couldn't quite decipher.
Matias froze. Was Nate praising him? For what? Could it be related to
Corrine?
cautiously responded, "We had nothing to do with the
laced with something almost indulgent. "She has her secrets," he
than to Matias.
Mansion, the night
the bouquet of roses to her
she was drying her damp hair when her phone, resting on the table, buzzed to
was greeted by a familiar, languid drawl. "Someone's snooping into information about the CEO of
better than you?" Corrine asked, her tone as casual as if she were discussing
voice on the other end scoffed, dripping with
I'm
reputation make you tremble, then?" Corrine
the voice on the other end, bristled. "Corrine, insult me if you must,
humiliate me like this!"
albeit unofficial, member of the hacker alliance, Jules
curved into a faint smile. "Then what are you
long pause, he grumbled, "I cleaned up your
picked up a glass of water, taking a slow sip to soothe her hoarse throat. "I didn't ask for your help, Jules. I could've handled it myself. In fact, I haven't even called you out for botching my
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