The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 143

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.

corpulent, one rail-thin-huddled over

stirred the pot listlessly. "Think she'll really bring

cast a doubtful glance at their bound captive. "For

Unlikely."

too much.

eyes welled with tears

hand and foot with black tape sealing his mouth, he writhed helplessly on the ground, managing only

kick, but as he turned,

Corrine strode past him and carefully

mouth.

craning

alone?"

police might have made them desperate," Corrine

gaped at

here?" she asked, nodding toward his

flickered across Donnelly's features. "I was investigating

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