The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1251:

At the mention of seeing her uncle, surprise flashed across Corrine’s face. Her surprised expression eased some of Nate’s sternness. “Now you understand the perks of having me as your fiancé?”

“I do,” she replied, a smile spreading across her face like a flower blooming.

She leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek. “Thank you, my fiancé.”

Half an hour later, the vehicle came to a halt outside a crumbling office complex.

Jules scanned the area, his face clouded with unease.

With Jayden’s status, his detention wouldn’t follow standard procedures. A case like this required special personnel and a discreet location—only the investigation team had access to such information.

During the drive, Jules had pictured many possible detention sites, but he hadn’t imagined anything like this.

bleak and lifeless. Even a stray animal would think twice

open, and the group stepped out onto cracked pavement.

through the darkness, landing directly on their faces. Corrine winced, instinctively raising a hand

the gate and stepped forward, offering a

a curt nod, his expression

“Yes, sir.”

the staff member turned, his

starts at galn ovels ;

and lowered her

to Nate piqued

people respected Nate purely because he led the Hopkins family on the Independent Continent. But now, she

carried weight. By that logic, someone like Nate—a businessman—should never

stole a

light deepened the angles of his