The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 465:

Before a word could be exchanged, his phone rang. As soon as Nate answered, Moses’ voice rang through the line.

“Nate, I found her. She is in her cabin.”

Nate did not wait for details. Without another glance at Leah and Bruce, he strode toward the guest rooms with singular purpose.

When he reached Corrine’s door, he knocked once, twice. No response. His patience snapped. Without hesitation, he kicked the door open. The room was cloaked in shadows, save for a faint glow spilling from the bathroom.

His jaw clenched as he approached, his fingers pressing against the bathroom door before pushing it open. His breath hitched.

Corrine’s dark hair fanned out in the water like ink dissolving into the surface, her delicate frame submerged beneath the bath’s icy depths. Her skin, almost translucent from the cold, held an eerie, otherworldly beauty—like a porcelain doll abandoned to the elements. Veins mapped faint, blue trails beneath her flesh, giving her a fragile, ethereal quality.

Nate’s brows furrowed as he knelt, his fingers brushing against her cheek.

“Corrine. Corrine…”

warmth met her frozen skin, and at that touch, something in Corrine stirred. To her,

her. A soft sigh escaped her lips as she

with an unreadable coldness. He knew her too well to mistake this

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He had a vague suspicion of what had happened to

presence. A flicker of alertness flashed in her eyes as she forced them open, a brief chill settling over her expression. But the moment she recognized Nate, the coldness melted

Her usual cool voice was laced with an

coursing through her veins sharpened her senses, making her hyperaware of the crisp scent clinging to Nate. It was intoxicating. She found herself leaning toward him, aching for the relief his presence seemed to promise. Biting her lip, she fought against the

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caught the faint shimmer of unshed tears in her eyes, the way her teeth dug into her lower lip,

left no room for defiance. He reached out, pressing his thumb against her