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 from my

around it made its skin crawl. It clearly resented the presence of strangers, its ears flicking back in irritation whenever an unfamiliar

snort, stamping its

member 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

his gaze sweeping over Corrine. She

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It’s wild, temperamental. Just yesterday, the trainer let his guard down

his tongue. But Corrine, with her delicate frame and composed demeanor, made him uneasy. If

to me,” she said,

staff member hesitated, then reluctantly handed

horse’s forehead. Instead of forcing her presence on it, she leaned in to rest

touch must have worked. The stamping stopped, though the steady

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

by taming a wild horse can you ride with its wild