The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 190

Chapter 190 What If I Say

Yes

"Did you miss me?" Nate asked.

Corrine stood up, her movements graceful as she crossed to the sofa. She picked up at cherry from the table, its deep crimson hue making her fingers look like delicate.

porcelain.

With a slight tilt of her head, she popped the cherry into her mouth, her lips parting with effortless elegance.

Nate watched every movement on the screen, his eyes growing darker, more intense. He swallowed, his throat tight as if her every gesture had a physical pull on him.

Corrine slowly, deliberately spat the cherry pit into her hand, her gaze lifting to meet his. "What if I say yes?" she teased.

Her words echoed in his mind, simple yet sweeter than any confession of love he had

ever heard.

It was as though a wave of warmth spread through him, and for a moment, he just sat there, lost in the joy of her response.

Nate's eyes remained fixed on her, an unguarded, almost possessive look on his face. He didn't even realize how silly he must have looked, grinning like a fool.

Corrine caught the silence stretching between them and couldn't suppress a soft sigh. So, Nate was that easy to please.

of being the one who had made him speechless rather than the

low and husky. "That

Corrine raised an eyebrow,

without a break," he continued, his tone

caught off guard, her pulse quickening at his

he admired the faint blush that colored her cheeks. "To be fair," he added with a teasing smile, "I allow you to think about me all the time,

reached. for the fruit platter in

over.

slipped from her grasp, and the camera angle shifted, inadvertently

on her bosom.

two buttons of her blouse were undone, revealing the delicate curve of her slender neck and the soft sweep of

his voice dropped to a

name was almost hypnotic, rich with an underlying current of desire that reverberated deep within her,

at him, confusion flickering in her

stop thinking about you," he continued, his words smooth as silk. "And yet you still tease me like this? Did you do it

phone was trained directly on her

pick up her phone, her voice stumbling. “I didn't mean to-

her lip,

her

shy blush staining her cheeks, the curve

moment to settle scores."

with a hint of amusement.

Cha

I Say Yes