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.

an odd pair-one corpulent, one rail-thin-huddled over a small iron pot of boiling

"Think

a doubtful glance at their bound captive.

Unlikely."

asking too much. Might scare her off

eyes welled with tears at

black tape sealing his mouth, he

kick, but as he turned, he froze

him and carefully peeled

mouth.

jaw briefly before craning his

alone?"

have made them desperate," Corrine explained

gaped at

she asked, nodding

features. "I was investigating

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