The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 686:

What did the horse do to deserve this?

Jules lit a cigarette, his expression unreadable. When he finally spoke, his voice was calm, almost indifferent.

“Choose. Your life or the horse.”

His gaze was lowered, his features unreadable, but the shift in his aura was unmistakable.

The easygoing nonchalance had disappeared, replaced by something darker, something dangerous.

Paul swallowed, the weight of the choice settling over him. His answer came swiftly.

“It’s just a horse. How could it possibly be more important than her safety?”

Turning to a staff member, Paul gave a firm signal.

get the gun

horse was restless, shifting uneasily as if the very air around it made its skin crawl. It clearly

an agitated snort, stamping its hooves against the

beside Corrine gripped the reins tighter, his knuckles whitening. He wasn’t about to give the animal any leeway—not with the way it was acting. One wrong move, and this beast

try another horse?” he suggested cautiously, his gaze sweeping over Corrine. She looked elegant—too refined for a creature like this. After

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 ➝ g⸽a⸽l⸽n⸽o⸽v⸽e⸽l⸽s⸽.⸽c⸽o⸽m

honest, this one is the hardest to tame. It’s wild, temperamental. Just yesterday, the trainer let his guard down for a second and got thrown. They say he

But Corrine, with her delicate frame and composed demeanor, made him uneasy. If she fell, it wouldn’t just be a nasty tumble—it

the reins to me,” she said,

hesitated, then

gently over the horse’s forehead.

stopped, though the

eyes met. A memory surfaced—Jacob’s old words drifting back like a whisper

can you ride with its wild