The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 218

Chapter 218 His

Unwavering Resolve To...

Corrine slid into Nate's car.

In one swift motion, his arm coiled around her waist while the other slipped beneath her knees, lifting her effortlessly onto his lap.

"Ah!"

The sudden movement startled Corrine, and without thinking, she clutched onto his

neck for balance.

The space between them disappeared in an instant.

"Do you have any idea how much restraint it took not to just take you away?" Nate's voice was low and rough, his breath grazing her ear.

Corrine lowered her gaze, concealing the emotions flickering in her eyes. After a brief silence, she bit her lip and murmured, "I'm sorry..."

Nate's eyes darkened as they caught the movement of her teeth sinking into her lip, a sharp glint flashing in his gaze. "Look at me.”

His tone was deceptively calm, yet the quiet authority in it left no room for defiance.

slowly lifted her gaze,

his dark eyes.

glimpsed something unfathomable-a depth so vast it reminded her of the midnight sea, its surface still,

"Nate, I-"

back of her neck, pulling her forward

presence was all-consuming, his intensity

unrelenting, crashing over her like

battle of frustration and desire, one

curled tightly into his shirt, pressing against the hard planes of his

lungs, her vision shimmering with

let it

a low, frigid

a cold sensation trickling from the base of her neck to the very tips

unexpectedly locking eyes

intense stare held an undeniable power-a silent yet

curved into

"My mother used to say that every child is a blessing to their family, that they deserve love and care. But I

abandonment. Every time, I asked

was

wasn't mature enough, good enough, or obedient enough. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't change their prejudice against me. No matter what I did,

behind. So when everything exploded online, my first instinct was to believe