The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 576:

Corrine hesitated, torn between exhaustion and the need to stay. After a moment, she relented with a nod.

In the parking lot, Jules started the car.

“Where to?”

She stared out the windshield, her mind too cluttered to decide.

“Wherever you want.”

Work was out of the question—she was in no state for that. Maybe a drive would clear her thoughts.

The car surged forward like a silent bullet. Corrine rested her chin on her palm, lost in her own world.

But then, something caught her eye. In the rearview mirror, she spotted a black van trailing them at a distance. Unremarkable at first glance, yet something about it set off alarm bells in her mind. Her eyes narrowed. A chill prickled down her spine.

“Sit tight,” Jules’ voice sliced through the silence, low and firm.

had also noticed the black van tailing

not react, merely sinking deeper into her seat,

to be shaken off. Through the rearview mirror, Corrine cast a

gotten a

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 ⍰ 𝙜ⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀・𝖼𝗈𝗆

eyes flicking to the mirror before locking back

that

a brow, her

even

Jules frowned.

you how to race, right?” She shot him a

always

tension in the car. She still had the energy to tease him, which meant her

exhaled sharply, gripping

you why I’m the one who

car weaved effortlessly through traffic, cutting clean