The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 136

Chapter 136 I'll Prove It To

You

The bright glass window in the room, bathed in soft light, resembled a transparent

mirror.

Corrine watched as Nate held the hairdryer, his movements gentle and deliberate as he

dried her hair.

It was impossible not to notice that Nate possessed a face that could launch a thousand ships, making even the simplest tasks seem mesmerizing.

Even holding a hairdryer, he exuded an effortless elegance, a natural nobility that seemed to shine through everything he did.

"If you keep looking at me like that, I won't be able to resist," Nate murmured, his hand holding a few strands of her wet hair.

His voice, deep and smooth as velvet, stirred something within her, striking directly at

her heart.

before she could turn fully, his hand gently

them, the hum of the

to their stillness.

tugging at her. "Did you prepare all

as if the question

certain, felt like a stone dropped into the still

her head, her mind racing as she stared at him, her lips parting slightly. "Are

turned off the hairdryer, the room growing quiet except for the steady beat of her heart. His fingers, long and strong, gently cupped her chin, tilting her face upward as his dark eyes locked onto hers with a searing intensity.

speak, but before a word could escape, his fingers pressed softly against them, silencing her. "You can continue to doubt me," he murmured, his voice low and certain. "But I have no problem cutting off all your escape routes to prove that in this lifetime-you can only

obsession set his sights on something,

features, and though

it didn't reach his

something that

found herself drawn to him, her body

thought.

was impossible to stay composed. She thought she might as well follow her heart and see where it led. "I'll prove it to

finish speaking, Corrine unexpectedly wrapped her arms around his

soft and warm, brushed against his in a delicate, sweet caress. Nate's eyes widened slightly, surprise flickering in his gaze as he looked

a fleeting kiss, but it was enough to leave a lingering

evaporated almost