The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 319:

His question was simple yet laden with a deeper, personal invitation.

Nate’s dark eyes caught the light, twinkling like stars scattered across the night sky. Just a brief encounter with his gaze was enough to hold any woman spellbound, rendering it difficult to break away.

Caught up in her reverie, Corrine barely noticed as Nate’s lips brushed hers. In the silence of the private room, a heavy, unspoken tension lingered, reaching every corner.

Abruptly, the ring of Corrine’s phone pierced the air. The caller ID showed it was Carl. With a slight furrow of her brows, Corrine swiftly picked up, respectfully addressing the caller, saying, “Hello, Grandpa.”

A voice crackled through the phone, steady and familiar.

“It’s me, Leland.” A flicker of surprise crossed Corrine’s face when she heard the butler’s voice.

“Leland?”

“Miss Holland, your grandfather has seen the news online. Your uncles are currently facing consequences in the study. Would you care to come and observe?”

hearing this, Corrine stood up

“I’m on my way!”

over as he watched her prepare

“What’s happened?”

me to the Ford

in on the details. Nate’s mouth

it was

will suffer a great deal,” she replied. With that, she swung the car door open

retreating figure, his smile deepening. He had not fully appreciated Carl’s deep fondness for Corrine. Such affection would pose a significant obstacle in Nate’s endeavor to marry

the Ford mansion, Corrine headed straight for the study. Approaching the door, she could already hear Carl’s stern voice scolding, “I entrusted Corrine to your care, expecting her safety and well-being to be

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Priority.

watched her entangled in this chaos! Is

soon as those words fell, the sharp crack of wood meeting flesh echoed