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.

out of his depth, he

attend this afternoon. I must excuse myself. Thank you for

hurried out, his departure a

Hudson..." Bruce muttered, watching Kaiden's hasty retreat with

momentarily distracted, Corrine seized

"Corrine, we need to talk! I know our breakup was tough,

he could say more, a firm grip clamped down on his wrist.

grip loosening involuntarily, and the next moment

his eyes to encounter

seemed

Bruce

not hearing Bruce's question, turned to

showing any signs of doubt, Corrine agreed silently and began

to catch up with Corrine, only to be

a calm stare that seemed to regard Bruce as if he were already gone from this world, Nate warned, "Don't

there, teeth

disrespect, treating him like something distasteful, which left Bruce feeling deeply