The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1360:

As Nate demanded explanations, Franco’s delight deepened. “Oh, you didn’t know?” he asked slyly. “She climbed up from the ground with her bare hands. It was raining outside, and she nearly slipped several times. Her devotion to you is evident. But she has it tough. You kept her in the dark, and she has to endure your silent nature. Such a good woman is hard to find.”

Vulture, who had been silently smoking on the sofa, lifted his chin in pride. Clearly, Corrine was exceptional.

The image of Corrine’s perilous climb haunted Nate, and the thought of her falling without any safety measures chilled him to the bone. At that moment, Nate’s anger wasn’t directed at Corrine but rather at himself. She had made the long journey from Riverveille to see him, and he had pushed her away. What a fool he was!

“I don’t know what you were thinking,” Franco sneered, observing Nate’s reticent manner. “You could have resolved this with a simple explanation, yet you chose to keep it hidden.”

Vulture, typically silent, felt compelled to speak up. “Exactly. If you had just told her about your plan to turn the tables, she wouldn’t have had to worry and make the trip back.”

Vulture. He felt as though his heart was being seared. To undertake such a perilous act for a man like Nate

and approaching Nate with due respect. “Miss Holland has returned on

but she’s well-connected. Not everybody

silent, letting the smoke from his cigarette veil his inscrutable

is your update

leaned against the headboard, his gaze

back first,” Franco suggested, clearly

in displeasure. “Why have you suddenly come

thanks to you?” Franco retorted, his tone icy. “My niece Rachel is infatuated with that Ford man and insists on marrying him. I’m here to manage