The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1347:

The call cut off automatically.

As the screen dimmed, so did her expression.

The warmth drained from her features, replaced by a quiet intensity. Her aura shifted—sharpened. There was power in the way she stood, in the way her eyes darkened with resolve.

What in the world was going on in Lyhaton?

The deeper they buried the truth, the more fiercely she intended to dig it up.

Especially now—when Nate had gone completely silent. Her mind raced through possibilities, each one darker than the last. Something had happened. She could feel it crawling beneath her skin like a warning.

Since they had been together, not once had they fallen out of touch.

message, other times

their message thread. Her eyes scanned their recent exchanges, landing on the final message he had sent—at

the

determination, she hit the video call button. It barely rang twice before cutting off. A message appeared immediately after: “Cannot

brows furrowed, eyes

message followed. “Been busy lately. I will contact you when I have time. Love

those words, her heart oddly still. A coldness spread between her brows, her lips curling into a brittle, mirthless smile. So

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hovered over Nate’s phone, tension

screen. A nerve throbbed visibly near his temple. His stare held the sharpness of a man bracing for a storm. “Do you think

made the phone in his hand feel like it had caught fire. He shifted his grip uneasily, as though it might scorch his skin. “Let’s think positively. Perhaps we managed

his mouth, he struggled to believe them. They sounded hollow, but he clung to that thin thread of hope