The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1044:

Nate’s eyes flickered toward her for a brief moment, his expression unreadable. His lips parted slightly, his voice cold and razor-sharp. “Did you bring him here?”

It was a simple question, yet the weight in his tone was enough to send a chill down her spine.

In that moment, Rosalie felt certain—if she had truly called the Red Flame member here, Nate wouldn’t have thought twice about breaking her neck. Their past friendship meant nothing in the face of his fury. She couldn’t wrap her head around it. How had Corrine managed to carve a place in Nate’s heart in just a few months?

Rosalie drew in a slow breath, forcing down the jealousy burning inside her. “No, I’ve only heard of him before.”

The Red Flame was an elite task force, always operating in the shadows. Why were they making such a bold move now?

Their presence left no doubt—someone had secretly ordered Corrine’s execution.

Once the Red Flame members set their sights on a target, there was no way out.

Nate’s protection could

watched intently, eager to see how Corrine would deal with

Flame was mentioned,

it was clear—she had

understood the seriousness

arms wrapped around her. His face, usually calm, was now hard as stone, radiating a chilling aura that made everyone around him

gasped,

𝓞𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓷 𝓵𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷: ⳑ𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗲𝗅𝘀⍿𝖼𝗈𝗆

feared that if he didn’t loosen his hold, her

looked down at her, noticing her pained expression. He softened his hold,

Corrine gave a small, hurt

a wave of bitterness flooding her chest. The sight of their