The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1073:

Nate’s warm, calloused palm slid over Corrine’s eyes, shielding her from the bloody scene. His other arm coiled around her waist, drawing her tightly against him.

“It’s bad luck to linger near the dead,” he murmured.

Just as he turned to lead her away, the door burst open. Presley stormed in with his men, moving like shadows in the night. In mere moments, the remaining adversaries collapsed one by one, their lifeless bodies hitting the floor without a final cry.

Nate barely spared them a glance. His icy stare swept over the corpses, regarding them as nothing more than insects crushed beneath his heel. He might have let things slide if they had played their tricks elsewhere. But they had crossed the line the moment they targeted Corrine.

“Clean it up,” he commanded.

Presley nodded. “Understood.”

the ruthless precision with which he disposed of the

doubt about it. The man had earned his

out a long sigh of relief. Had anything happened to Corrine tonight, even death wouldn’t

the fallen bodies before shifting to Mandy.

line. “Tonight, both Mr. Hopkins

sent a chill

on

in himself tonight, it meant he had been

crouched beside the bodies, rifling through their belongings in search of any clues. “What about the nearby villa?” he asked, his fingers flipping

waistband at his back and motioned for his men

finish, a voice boomed from the