The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1357:

“I know I’ve angered you by keeping secrets,” he admitted. “You can lash out or scold me, but please don’t hold it inside, and don’t say anything hurtful.”

Unbeknownst to anyone, Corrine’s composed words struck him like daggers to the heart, bleeding pain and turmoil.

Nate’s voice carried a hint of vulnerability that unintentionally evoked sympathy.

Corrine’s lips curved into a faint, almost imperceptible smile.

“No, it’s actually your secrecy that made me realize the disparity between us…” she began, alluding to the difference in status and capability that made her feel inadequate beside him.

Before she could finish, Nate’s hand clamped onto the back of her neck, and his lips crashed against hers in a forceful kiss that stifled her words.

The kiss was fervent and commanding, laced with frustration. Corrine was unresponsive, as if disconnected from her senses, her body limp.

desperately searching for

lips mingled, and soon, a trace

tensed, and he suddenly released

at the sight of her swollen lips and the smear of

Please, can’t you see that?” he pleaded, pressing his forehead to hers, his voice

moment, Corrine felt like fine sand slipping through his grasp—the harder Nate tried to hold on, the quicker she slipped away. Despite this, he held her tightly, his arms possessively enveloping her.

the physical struggle that

to voice her

tuned for

No.

her in the dark, Nate had excluded her from his world, stripping away her right to confront

wasn’t so much that she had lost the privilege—it was a privilege

sensing Nate’s grip loosen, Corrine

said softly, lifting her head to