The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 227

Chapter 227 My Boyfriend Is The Jealous Type

Corrine stood with effortless elegance in her champagne silk dress and light blazer, the delicate fabric dancing in the breeze against her long legs.

Her natural confidence and striking beauty commanded attention, and now, wrapped in an aura of cool detachment, she seemed even more magnetic.

Bruce's eyes darted to the car beside her, its windows tinted an impenetrable black that concealed the occupant within. Though he couldn't see the man, instinct told him it was the same person he'd encountered before.

Perhaps driven by pride, or a desperate need to prove his significance to Corrine, Bruce carefully considered his next words before saying, "Could we talk alone for a moment?"

A sardonic laugh escaped Corrine's lips. "Let's talk here. After all, my boyfriend is the jealous type."

a deep, spreading ache through his chest

did you come here just to clench your fists?" Corrine's gaze swept meaningfully over his white-knuckled hands as she released

a bank card from his pocket. "Take this. The password is

"What do you mean by

"Rita is young and reckless. She acts without thinking. Please don't

played across Corrine's lips as she lowered her

usual composure had cracked, revealing something fierce and

this? A

dripped with

neck as shame colored his features. He moistened his dry lips, his deep voice rough with embarrassment. "This

then what would be the point of consequences?" Corrine cut in, her voice sharp as ice. "What you did to me