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.

pair-one corpulent, one rail-thin-huddled over a small iron

listlessly. "Think she'll really bring fifty million to

glance at their bound captive. "For this

Unlikely."

much. Might scare her

eyes welled with tears

foot with black tape sealing his mouth, he writhed

fat kidnapper delivered a sharp kick, but as he turned, he froze at the sight

Corrine strode past him and carefully peeled the tape

mouth.

jaw briefly before craning

alone?"

made

gaped at

she asked,

Donnelly's features. "I

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