The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 995:

Before he could protest, Carl and Waldo shot him a glare. “Watch your words!”

After all, Corrine had just escaped the brink of death, and they didn’t want to hear any mention of it.

“Corrine, are you hungry?” Carl asked, his stern demeanor softening with grandfatherly concern.

Corrine shook her head. “How long was I out?”

The room fell silent, the weight of the question settling in.

The Ford men seemed to share an unspoken understanding, and Jayden’s voice came out hoarsely, as if a heavy burden weighed on his chest. “Three days.”

Those three days felt like an eternity. Especially when the doctors had warned that Corrine might never wake. The world seemed to crumble around them, but she had pulled through.

As Corrine gazed out at the night sky, her thoughts turned to Nate. Three days… She wondered what he was doing, how he was holding up.

these people around, it might disturb Corrine’s rest.

“Dad, let me take you home to

Carl needed to avoid further

moment before nodding.

out,” Jules said, leading

gone, the hospital room felt emptier,

door

she saw Nate

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Nate wrapped his

was tight, almost desperate, as if he wanted to fuse her into his

hand to

for a bit,”

the curve of Corrine’s neck, his breath warm and light against her skin. She didn’t pull