The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 142

Chapter 142 Kidnapping

"Finally, you picked up!" Donnelly's deep voice burst through the line, brimming with excitement but quivering ever so slightly, like a rope about to snap.

Corrine arched a brow, her tone carrying a sharp edge of skepticism. "Alright, spill it. How much do you need this time?"

She knew Donnelly too well. The man rarely called unless his wallet was gasping

for

air.

Donnelly was a decent soul, no doubt about it, but common sense seemed to flee him

whenever a rare artifact hit the auction block.

So, when she heard his voice on the other end of the line, it wasn't hard to

connect the dots. But then, her assumption crumbled like a house of cards.

"Are you Miss Holland?" A harsh, haughty voice cut through the receiver, dripping with

arrogance.

could respond, Donnelly's panicked voice erupted in the background. "Help! They've kidnapped...

"If

haughty voice came, followed by the sickening thud of a body hitting the

revelation struck Corrine like ice water. Donnelly had

previously charming expression hardened into a mask of glacial determination. "What do

straight to the point," the kidnapper

in an hour! Or the old

The line went dead.

contemplated the situation. Donnelly was

he have possibly

bolt of lightning, memory struck:

yesterday,

contacted Jules to

him not at the docks, but at an abandoned construction

location. Meanwhile, Leah was returning from a shopping excursion with a friend when

darkened

where her counterfeit gift had exposed her before the

demand a refund. But instead of getting what she wanted, she'd

against Corrine had festered ever since, and the sight of her now stoked the fire. Leah's lips curled into

car with narrowed

So, where could she be rushing off

something? A secret she wouldn't dare let the