The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 884:

Just then, Tanya came into view. She gave Evelyn a small nod before speaking to Corrine. “Miss Holland, I walked past your room earlier, and your phone was ringing off the hook.”

“Got it,” Corrine said. She turned toward Evelyn. “Evelyn, I’ll go see who it is, and then I’ll come right back to chat with you.”

Evelyn’s smile remained gentle. “Go on, dear.”

As Corrine disappeared down the hall, Evelyn’s smile faded just a touch. She shifted her gaze to Nate, her expression sharpening. “Don’t you think you’re pushing things a little too fast?”

Nate handed her a cup of coffee, one brow lifting slightly. “I’d love to know what I did this time to end up in the hot seat.”

talking about,” Evelyn replied sharply. She took the cup from him but set it aside without taking a sip. The warmth she usually showed had gone, replaced by a hard, serious look. “Although Corrine will become your wife sooner or later, you aren’t even

carried clear disappointment, but Nate

swear, Corrine will have

eyes at him. “Save your promises. I’m not the one you owe anything to—Corrine’s the one you’ve let

starting to think you’ve given up on me entirely. All you seem to care about now

affection for Corrine shining through every word. “If I

that we’re on the subject—mind telling me how this

𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 ⧼gⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⧽𝖈𝗈𝗆

reached for the coffee she had set aside earlier. She took a slow sip, her face betraying nothing. “Why bring this

leaned back slightly, a faint but deliberate smile on his lips. “It’s my life we’re talking about. Don’t I deserve to know the