The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 984:

Three men circling around one woman—now that was a rare spectacle worth watching.

He had every intention of staying to witness the fireworks. At least, that had been his plan until his phone rang, snapping him out of his entertainment. Jayden’s voice came through, tense and clipped. “There is an emergency at the lab. You need to come now.”

The easy grin vanished from Jules’ face, replaced by sharp focus. “Understood.”

He ended the call, spun on his heel, and headed straight for his car without a moment’s hesitation.

Meanwhile, across the street, Nate’s phone buzzed. Without breaking stride, he retrieved it and answered. Moses’ voice filled the line. “Nate, Research Institute 101 just released some new data. I’ll forward it to you now.”

replied,

for Nate to

spoke again, his voice quieter this time. “Nate… are you really planning to

his gaze fixed straight

said. “You know what it means to bring someone there. You of all people understand that better than anyone.” He paused,

reputation stretched far and wide. Even the Elder Council—the very entity that governed

preferring to operate from the shadows, but Nate was never truly out of their sights. For years, they had tested his boundaries, probing for weaknesses, always searching for something they could use to control

at

vulnerability. If Nate brought her into his world, there would be no turning back. The Elder Council would see her not just as Nate’s lover, but as a tool—a pawn they could use to manipulate the man they could never quite control. And the assassins would come for

with Corrine’s remarkable abilities and impressive background, none of it held any weight in the

gaze drifting toward the distant sun sinking below the horizon. His voice was low, almost a murmur,