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.

his depth, he

need to attend this

Kaiden hurried out, his departure

muttered, watching Kaiden's hasty retreat with a

was momentarily distracted, Corrine seized the opportunity to

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

grip clamped down on

involuntarily, and the

his eyes to encounter

seemed on the brink of

a stern look, Bruce asked, "Who are

hearing

signs of doubt, Corrine agreed silently

instinctively, Bruce attempted to catch up with

that seemed to regard Bruce as if he were already gone from this world, Nate

stood there, teeth

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