The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 609:

No matter how much he tried to reason with it, Jayden couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that his precious niece was being swept away by someone unworthy of her.

His eyes narrowed even further as they fixed on Nate, the tension between the two men thick and suffocating.

Nate met Jayden’s gaze without a hint of unease, his calm demeanor unshaken, as though nothing in the world could disturb him.

The tension in the room was palpable. Just as the air seemed ready to crack with the force of their unspoken words, Corrine’s voice broke through the silence, calm and collected.

“Uncle Jayden, would you like some water?”

“Why even waste your time with water?” Jayden barked, his eyes narrowing as he watched Corrine defend Nate, shielding him almost protectively. His voice was razor-sharp, every word laced with frustration, as he snatched the glass from her hand.

“You’ve done it again—pushed me too far!”

a glint of fun behind her

really shouldn’t get so worked up,” she

carefree, stirred something in Jayden—a soft, fleeting memory of Kiley.

starting to dissolve. He was clearly deciding to drop the argument with

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shifted, locking

as if it could freeze

the key to everything. What if I insist on

creeping in,

nodding toward Nate, signaling him to speak

remained seated, his posture relaxed yet commanding. One leg crossed casually over the other, and his hands rested on his knee,

depths of a stormy ocean—dark, intense, and impenetrable. They carried a weight,