The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1247:

“I won’t hold this against you this time, but don’t come near me again. It’s getting late, so I’ll be leaving now.”

As he made to walk away, Corrine let out a soft laugh. “Did I give you permission to leave?” she asked.

Her voice was casual, but there was a cold edge to it that made his skin prickle.

Barry’s heart skipped a beat.

At that moment, he couldn’t deny it—he had never felt such fear from a woman before.

He turned around, facing her again.

eyes met his, sharp and predatory, like a hunter locking onto its

as if some invisible force had gripped his throat, leaving him

the greed in people. My uncle was too. How else could he have trusted a traitor like you? You worked with others to set him up. If we had known, we might as well have kept a dog around. Don’t you

felt like his

Corrine might know more than

his sides, curled into tight

sweat trickled down his back, soaking into

and well-behaved. My uncle trusted you. He wouldn’t have kept you close if he didn’t. Yet, you used that trust to

cracked

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that moment, his mind raced with countless thoughts, but all he could

thought were hidden so well—even the investigation team hadn’t been able to uncover them. Suddenly, the woman in

and without thinking, he bolted for the door. But as soon as