The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1038:

No man would stand by while someone openly tested his patience—especially not when it involved his fiancée.

Moses moved quickly, drink in one hand, as he clapped the other firmly onto Doug’s shoulder. The gesture was friendly, but the warning was clear. “Doesn’t matter whether you’ve met before or not. What matters is that we’re all friends now.”

Without waiting for a response, he pried Doug’s fingers from Corrine’s hand and pulled him down into the chair beside him. “Been too long since we all got together. Let’s start with a drink.”

Doug, though clearly distracted, lifted his glass. He took a sip, but his eyes drifted toward Corrine once more.

Under the golden glow of the lights, she raised her own glass. Her slender neck arched as she drank, her smooth jawline catching the light. Her skin had the kind of luminous beauty that turned heads without effort.

Even in profile, she was stunning.

lightning, Doug’s

had just taken a sip from his glass,

beneath the surface, Moses kicked Doug under the table and hissed,

of their friendship, Moses was doing his best to

the fool was hell-bent on heading into the storm

unfazed. Despite the kick, his face was an open book of innocence as he stared at Corrine, his gaze

his hands with a napkin, leaned forward, his

stories available

Publicly showing interest

Rosalie, observing Corrine with raised eyebrows, couldn’t suppress the mischievous smile tugging at the

suddenly serious, “Miss Holland, were you part of an elite military skills competition some years ago?” The room