The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 143

Chapter 143 You Came

Alone

After more than an hour of driving, the car entered a desolate landscape of abandoned

construction projects.

Years of neglect had transformed the area into a wasteland where weeds entangled the skeletal structures, casting long shadows in the fading light.

Leah's knuckles whitened against the steering wheel as she scanned the haunting surroundings.

Her suspicions about Corrine deepened with each passing moment. Why else would anyone drive to such a forsaken place unless they had something sinister to hide?

When she finally spotted Corrine's parked vehicle ahead, Leah hesitated before stepping out, phone clutched in her trembling hands. She crept forward, ready to document whatever dark secrets she might uncover.

Meanwhile, Corrine had already located the kidnappers' makeshift hideout within

one

of the unfinished buildings.

one rail-thin-huddled over a small iron pot

the pot listlessly. "Think she'll really bring

doubtful glance at their

Unlikely."

is asking too much.

tears at the

delivered a sharp kick, but as he turned, he

strode past him and carefully peeled the tape from

mouth.

briefly before craning his neck toward the entrance.

alone?"

have made them desperate," Corrine explained

at her

happening here?" she asked, nodding

features. "I

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