The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 121

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 121

Chapter 121 Corrine, Marry

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Nate gently brushed aside the loose strands of hair that framed Corrine's face, his thumb tracing her cheek with deliberate softness. His fingers lingered, brushing her lips lightly, as his dark eyes burned with a mix of yearning and an unspoken, intoxicating desire.

Corrine rolled her eyes, exasperation flickering across her face. "Nate, is kissing really all you ever think about?"

It was maddening how single-minded he could be, as though nothing else mattered.

"Right now, it's the only thing on my mind," Nate admitted, his voice low as he cupped her face in his hands.

He leaned forward, placing a tender kiss on her forehead, his touch filled with a sincerity that seemed to seep into the air around them. It felt as if he was trying to communicate every ounce of his affection without words.

Then, with a boldness that caught her completely off guard, he said, "Corrine, marry me."

"You're unbelievable!" Corrine shot back, pulling away from his grasp with a sharp motion.

"We've known each other for less than a month, Nate, and now you're talking

his eyes meeting hers with an intensity that refused to

he had met her, he had been captivated-not

as infatuation had grown into something deeper, something that left him utterly powerless

been a distant thought, a concept that had no place in his

now, it consumed

He imagined a lifetime of mornings and evenings shared with her, and nothing else

leaned back against the desk, her arms folded defensively. "Nate, deciding to be in a relationship with you was already a reckless choice. I won't rush into something as serious as marriage while I'm still trying to sort out my own

or uncles discovered this, it would undoubtedly plunge

just come out of a three-year relationship, one that was fragile even after all that time. What makes you think one

tone sharp with undeniable arrogance. "Do you honestly think some

slightly before a bright, dazzling smile spread

marry me?" Nate pressed, his voice

to reply, but the sharp trill of her

glanced at the screen and sighed, flashing Nate an apologetic look.

picked up the call, and Karina's animated voice filled her ear. "Corrine, if you were a man, I'd have to marry you on the

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