The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 449:

Rita’s manicured nails bit deeper into her palms, the pain lost beneath waves of mounting fury. Unable to bear the spectacle any longer, she rose abruptly to flee.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Bruce’s question followed her like a shadow.

Rita spun around with an exaggerated eye roll.

“To the ladies’ room!” she snapped, stalking away.

The auction proceeded undisturbed by her dramatic exit. Nate studied Corrine’s delicate profile, leaning close enough that his breath tickled her ear.

“Do you enjoy being addressed that way?”

Corrine met his playful gaze with a sidelong glance, understanding the meaning behind his question.

a title,” she replied

held no special significance for her—she recognized that Moses’ deference stemmed not from her Ford family heritage, but from

one who instructed him to use that title,” she reminded him,

preferences hardly matter, do they? Perhaps it’s all part of some masculine power play. For all I know, I’m just one of

low chuckle resonated through her as his elegant fingers

his words carrying the weight of both declaration

with an inexplicable jealousy. Yet they masked a deeper

observed their intimate exchange with growing concern. Her intuition whispered that their connection ran deeper than

Corrine to move past Bruce’s betrayal and open her heart again, Nate’s presence in that equation troubled her. Her brow furrowed as she resolved to

orchestra filled the air with refined melodies while guests mingled beneath crystal

Holland? Might I have

with barely concealed distaste, her eyes flickering

introduce myself.” He adjusted his

“Rolf Archer—Calan’s younger brother.”

cold smile ghosted across Corrine’s lips. She knew of him—a notorious name-dropper who had long