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.

relished the feeling of having the upper hand, of being the one who had made

silence, low and husky. "That makes me feel a

an eyebrow,

all, I've been thinking about you constantly, without a break," he continued, his tone

caught off guard, her pulse quickening at

closely, a playful glint in his eyes as he admired the faint blush that colored her cheeks. "To be fair,"

But as she reached. for the fruit

over.

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 her collarbones. Her chest rose and

as his voice dropped to a low, dangerous tone.

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

at him, confusion flickering in

stop thinking about you," he continued, his words smooth as silk.

was trained directly on her chest. Her cheeks flushed a deep shade of crimson, heat spreading across her

to- "Yes. You

bit her lip,

couldn't talk her way out of this

her cheeks, the curve of his lips curling with satisfaction. “I'm great at waiting

moment to settle scores."

with a hint of amusement. "It's getting

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I Say Yes