The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 874:

Startled, Corrine instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

“What are you doing?”

“Opening the gift,” Nate said, as if it were obvious.

Corrine was left stunned, completely speechless.

He couldn’t possibly mean what she thought he meant, could he?

Seeing Nate completely overlook the carefully arranged gifts on the stairs, Corrine quickly spoke up. “The gifts are right here. Where are you planning to open them?”

“Just these?” Nate frowned slightly, his eyes scanning the neatly placed, beautifully wrapped boxes. After a moment of thought, he said, “There should be twenty-nine gifts in total, based on the balloons. One’s missing.”

Corrine in his

weight of his stare, Corrine couldn’t help but feel flustered. Her fingers curled nervously. “You’re too smart

too shocked by the surprise to focus, Nate

the last gift?” Nate’s deep, dark eyes locked onto hers, and she could feel a spark ignite

with nerves. She dropped her gaze, hoping to hide how uneasy

then Nate shifted his grip; he held her thighs with one arm and wrapped the other around her waist, forcing her to face him. He bent down, pressing a soft kiss to her

smooth and melodic, like a song waiting to be sung, full of warmth and affection.

so close now that their breaths mingled, and they could feel

f0und

as if it might burst out at any moment.

her back, his rough fingers

bit. “Tell me, okay?” His lips