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.

rail-thin-huddled over

the pot listlessly. "Think she'll really

glance at their bound captive.

Unlikely."

is asking too much. Might

with tears at

hand and foot with black tape sealing his mouth, he writhed

a sharp kick, but as he turned, he froze at the sight of Corrine.

Corrine strode past him and carefully peeled the tape from

mouth.

before craning his neck toward

alone?"

have made

at her

happening here?" she asked, nodding toward

features. "I was investigating that

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