The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1341:

She exhaled and gave a slight shake of her head. “Universe Financial Group has been sponsoring these summits for years, but Bryant never reveals his full hand. The man always has something tucked up his sleeve. I only just heard about the announcement during the opening remarks. He comes off as calm and relaxed, but deep down, he is a wolf dressed in sheep’s wool. You would be wise to tread carefully around him.”

Her thoughts flashed back to the sight of Bryant talking to Corrine, that sly gleam in his eyes. Something about the way he approached her had felt off—too calculated.

Kinsley narrowed her gaze slightly. “Tell me the truth. Did you provoke him? Because it feels like he is setting a trap.”

“Perhaps,” Corrine answered with a cool shrug.

Her voice was even, unfazed, as if none of it mattered. She did not lie—but her detachment hinted at something unspoken.

But then again, when it came to Corrine, few things ever needed to be said aloud.

gun was ever pointed at Corrine’s head, eleven more would be aimed at the fool who dared raise it. And

her, not in words but in posture, in fire.

her lips, softening the ice in her expression. “Look at you,”

eyes again, but this time it came with a smirk. “Piss off. You really

but when it came to raw combat skill, she stood leagues ahead. Even if

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way, and it made something twist in her gut. Her eyes narrowed, flickering with a touch of unease. “Why are you looking at me like that?” she

sofa ever since they entered, unmoved and utterly

a new kind of stillness. It

silence. But before she could piece it together, Kinsley pushed herself up

snapped Corrine from her thoughts. She gave a firm nod.