The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 784:

Seeing his silence, she moved swiftly, wrapping her legs around his waist and flipping him over, straddling him with ease. “Still angry?”

“What do you think?” Nate countered, his expression unreadable. “If you ask me, I would say you’re not done yet.”

“Angry anymore?” Corrine’s smile turned foxlike. “You are the most generous, are you not?” The coldness in his gaze softened at her teasing tone.

Without warning, he sat up, lifting her effortlessly onto his lap. His fingers trailed along her jaw, pushing aside loose strands of hair as he spoke in a low murmur. “Tell me about Carson.”

Corrine arched a brow. So, he was not letting this go.

She felt the slight pressure of his fingers tracing behind her ear, a barely-there touch that sent a ripple of tension down her spine. Her fingers curled involuntarily, her body stiffening at the unexpected sensation. She instinctively tried to shift away, but his hold remained firm.

voice dropped lower, his lips ghosting over her temple.

him. “Do you want to

ahead. I

is nothing much. He just wants to repay a debt—a life-saving one, I

glint of amusement flickered through Nate’s eyes. “And

settling beside him. Her fingers absently smoothed the wrinkles from her shirt as she turned her gaze toward the window. The sunlight outside was blinding, but her expression remained calm, slightly detached. “It was chaotic back then. There were bodies everywhere—people caught in the crossfire, those unlucky enough to be shot. He was one of them. But compared to most, he was lucky, so I saved him

she had saved a troublesome admirer. She was not naive. The meaning behind Carson’s call, that dinner invitation—it was all

as easy to read as an

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from satisfactory.” Nate took note of Corrine’s subdued expression, his fingers absentmindedly gliding through

him, curiosity flickering in her eyes. “You seem