The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

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.

incredulity and frustration tightening her expression. "We've known each other for less than a month, Nate, and now you're talking about marriage? How ridiculous

being ridiculous," Nate said firmly, his eyes meeting hers with an intensity that refused to

been captivated-not just by her beauty but by everything about

into something deeper, something that left

a distant thought, a concept that had

now, it consumed

beside him, her hand in his, as they greeted their wedding guests. He imagined a lifetime of mornings and evenings shared with her, and nothing else seemed

arms folded defensively. "Nate, deciding to be in a relationship with you was already a reckless choice. I won't rush into

discovered this, it would undoubtedly plunge the Ford family into

softened slightly, but her words remained firm. "You know I've just come out of a three-year relationship, one that was fragile even after all that time. What makes you think one month with you could be any

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

her head slightly before a bright, dazzling smile spread across her lips. "You're

why won't you marry me?" Nate pressed, his voice edged with frustration as his eyes bored into

reply, but

screen and sighed, flashing Nate

up the call, and Karina's animated voice filled her ear. "Corrine, if you were a man,