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.

could turn fully, his hand gently

silence settled between them, the hum of the hairdryer a soft

to their stillness.

wandered to the wardrobe, curiosity tugging at her. "Did you

his tone steady, almost as if the question had

like a stone dropped into

mind racing as she stared at him, her lips parting

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

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

such deep-seated obsession set his

dim light accentuated his sharp features, and though a faint smile

lips, it

air of danger, like something that had emerged from the

drawn to him,

thought.

well follow her heart and see where it led. "I'll prove it to

what?" Before he could finish speaking, Corrine unexpectedly wrapped her arms around his neck, tilting her head up

caress. Nate's eyes widened

it was enough to leave

she pulled away, the sensation evaporated almost instantly,