The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1072:

Corrine’s eyes widened, startled.

She had never seen Nate like this before—merciless, brutal, like something straight out of hell.

For a split second, she forgot to move. That was when she noticed another enemy creeping up behind him.

Without missing a beat, she flicked her wrist and sent a short knife flying. It buried itself deep in the attacker’s wrist.

A sharp gasp left her lips, relief washing over her. Then, cold steel pressed against her temple. “Want her alive? Then don’t try anything stupid,” a low, menacing voice growled from behind. The entire battlefield fell still.

What had once been an army of about sixty was now reduced to a mere dozen. The rest lay sprawled across the floor, lifeless or unconscious.

At the center of the carnage, Nate stood tall, surrounded by bodies.

eyes gleaming with

in the sight

murmured, exchanging a glance heavy with unspoken tension. Almost instinctively, they

not exactly at your best today, are you?” he remarked, his

enemies at once, yet

smirk. “Even

her mouth, she

had time to react before pain exploded

𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢: g𝗮𝗅𝗇⚫𝗈ν𝖊𝗅⚫𝘀⚫ⅽ𝗈𝗆

had been pressed to her temple was

Corrine said smoothly. “A little slip-up, but I made

Corrine was skilled, but this level of precision caught him off guard. Her speed was something else entirely. The icy press of the gun barrel