The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1029:

Nate led the way, followed by Moses, Zack, and a woman she had never seen before.

“What are you looking at?” Nate asked, noticing the painting and arching an eyebrow in mild curiosity. “This catch your eye?”

Corrine slowly descended the stairs, her voice light as she spoke. “Just passing the time, nothing more.”

Her eyes then drifted beyond Nate, landing on the unfamiliar woman. The woman’s face was strikingly similar to Zack’s, their features nearly identical, yet there was an undeniable allure in the woman’s gaze—those eyes seemed to hold something more, something hard to define.

Sensing Corrine’s scrutiny, the woman boldly returned the look, her expression carrying a barely concealed edge of hostility.

It was impossible not to notice Corrine’s beauty; even the heiress of the Quinn family—the most renowned beauty of the Independent Continent—would pale in comparison to her striking features.

At that moment, Nate wrapped his arm around Corrine’s waist, his voice a deep, smooth melody. “This is my fiancée, Corrine Holland.”

widened in shock, her surprise evident as she took in

turned to Corrine,

and greeted

managing a small smile. “Hello. I heard you’ve been living in Lyhaton. The humidity here can be overwhelming. Are

her

open and expressive, Corrine was more reserved, especially with strangers. Yet, considering Rosalie was Zack’s sister and Nate’s guest, she felt it only right to engage in

holds stories

that moment, Rosalie pulled out a cigarette, preparing to light it, but Zack snatched it from her

asked, startled

behavior,” Zack responded, his voice

a mockingly light laugh. “I used to smoke in front of you. Why the change? Oh, I forgot to ask if

then turned to Corrine with a pointed smile. “I’m sure we’ll have plenty