The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1041:

“Yes,” Mandy answered, her eyes laced with vigilance as she scanned the surroundings. The dimming lights made Corrine’s face more visible.

A cold shiver ran down Mandy’s spine. “Miss Holland, the wind is getting stronger. We should head back.”

Corrine nodded.

But before she could take a step, a bullet sliced through the air, aimed directly at her head.

Corrine’s cheek burned with pain.

She lifted a hand and brushed her fingers over her skin. When she felt something wet, her eyes darkened, a sharp glint flickering in them. She rubbed her fingertips together. Warm, fresh blood smeared across them.

and the bullet

impact, sprawling like a spider’s web—a stark

shot had stayed on course, it wouldn’t have

for a brief moment,

She’d probably never faced real danger in

“Miss Holland, I’ll

so boldly. Such recklessness meant one thing—they were

her grip, Mandy positioned herself between Corrine and the danger, steering

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a bullet hit the ground, so close it could’ve grazed

Corrine froze in place.

wasted no time. She relayed the situation to