The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 532:

As the door shut behind the last officer, Nate turned to Corrine. Silently, he took her hand in his, rubbing warmth back into her fingers.

“Do you want some water?” he asked.

She blinked, as if snapping back to the present.

“Yes.”

Nate poured her a cup, watching as she wrapped her hands around it, letting the warmth seep in. A pause. Then, his voice came, lower this time, laced with something unreadable.

“Corrine, will you come with me?”

She looked up, startled.

“Where to?” The question left her lips before she even thought about it.

But the moment she met Nate’s gaze, understanding settled in. This was not about a destination. It was about him. About them together.

he offered a

Stay at Celtis Estate for

was not a request. It was the closest thing to a compromise he could make.

beat of silence stretched between them

“Okay.”

Yet somehow, it led her here—packing

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Corrine was settled in, Nate stepped onto the balcony, his phone

you find

left behind. Not even from surrounding cameras.” Moses exhaled

have a bold guess. Could it be someone from your

if his family had caught wind of his connection to Corrine, they would not take it lightly. The members of the Elder Council, hiding behind their masks of righteousness, were

curled around the balcony railing, his knuckles turning white. His eyes darkened,

“No.”

Jules to check the nearby surveillance footage,

right now?” Jules’ voice