The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 308 Why The Long Face

Relief washed over Corrine like a cool breeze on a sweltering day when someone finally stepped in to ease the tension. She responded with polite restraint, though a flicker of awkwardness betrayed her, "Than Every soul present had heard tales of Nate-

whispers that carried both admiration and unease. Yet seeing him in the flesh, standing with an effortless authority that seemed to bend the air itself, left them all momentarily breathless.

He was the kind of man whose presence alone reshaped the room, commanding respect without so much as a word. Even in stillness, he emanated an unshakable dominance that made others instinctively trea With practiced ease, Nate took Corrine's hand, guiding her toward a sofa.

Despite their late arrival, the

seat at the center remained conspicuously vacant, as though the universe itself had deemed it his by default.

Just as Corrine moved to sit, a deliberate cough

cut through the air. Jules, lounging with a calculated

nonchalance, motioned for her to sit beside him instead.

Corrine hesitated, the silent weight of

an unspoken dilemma pressing on her shoulders.

When Nate noticed her hesitation, his response was swift and unyielding-

a quiet act of possession as he settled onto the

Jules reached for his drink and took the spot

her gaze flickered toward him, as if she was questioning Jules

he was up to.

to you?" he drawled, stretching out comfortably, one leg draped over the other

of Nate's hand resting on Corrine's shoulder, and the sight gnawed at him like a splinter lodged in his

felt the weight of his stare because

to back

challenge laced with

further, Moses began pouring a drink for Corrine. But before Jules could utter a word, Nate's hand moved, a subtle

alcohol-wouldn't it be odd for Corrine

enough steel to remind Moses who held the cards. That was all it took. Moses dropped his eyes, nodding hastily.

Jules' expression toward Hate

his sleeve a discreet tug. "Why

cousin is dating, and here I am, left in the dark like a

exhaled, acknowledging her fault with a

a game?" a man in a white shirt suggested from the crowd. "What

was met with

"Truth or Dare? Again?"

play something with a