The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 75

Chapter 75 Still Thinking About Him

Bruce's head snapped to the side from the force of Corrine's slap.

Driven by both anger and humiliation, her strike showed relentless fury.

The imprint of her hand reddened Bruce's cheek.

He slowly turned back, the pain evident as he touched his cheek, his eyes burning with a dark intensity.

In that heated moment, Kaiden, spurred on by the liquor, strutted forward with a bold, self-assured demeanor. "Hey, what's gotten into you, assaulting someone in public? Do you have any idea who this is? This man is..."

As he drew closer and his eyes registered Corrine's face, his bravado faltered, and he stopped mid-sentence.

Kaiden's confidence turned to confusion, his mind clearing as dread took over. Cold sweat formed on his forehead.

After a tense silence, he managed to stammer out a weak, "Miss..."

Corrine glanced at him coldly, her eyes carrying a subtle warning. The rest of Kaiden's words stuck in his throat.

he was out of his depth,

to attend this afternoon. I must excuse

sidestepping Corrine, Kaiden hurried out, his departure a mix of urgency and

Hudson, Mr. Hudson..." Bruce muttered, watching Kaiden's hasty

momentarily distracted, Corrine seized the opportunity to walk

Bruce exclaimed, catching hold of her wrist. "Corrine, we need to talk! I know our breakup was tough, but why lower yourself

grip clamped down on his wrist. The knuckles were prominent, the grip

involuntarily, and the next moment

his eyes to encounter a stern, sharply defined

Nate's eyes seemed on the brink of

stern look, Bruce asked,

Nate, as if not hearing Bruce's question, turned to look at Corrine behind

of doubt, Corrine agreed silently and began to

Bruce attempted to catch up with Corrine, only to be blocked abruptly

already gone from this world, Nate warned, "Don't let me catch you bothering her

stood there,

with clear disrespect, treating him