The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1363:

She wanted to be rational. Nate had nearly died—his life hanging by a thread—and maybe, just maybe, she didn’t have the right to be angry. He had been protecting her, hadn’t he?

But the betrayal still stung. He had made decisions behind her back, hidden the truth from her, even when the cost was his life.

Plus, that voice in her kept whispering: Love shouldn’t require silence. No one should justify hiding things from her.

Still, Maddox’s words had left a mark. They made her question everything.

Was it truly wrong to feel hurt? Was she asking for too much?

Lost in her thoughts, she turned to the night outside, to its vast and uncaring darkness. Her voice came low, rough at the edges, barely more than a whisper. “It was my fault…”

The words slipped out like a confession, and they rattled Maddox. He didn’t know how to respond.

more felt like crossing a line. So he

Even

car eased to a stop outside Corrine’s hotel.

almost mechanically, he pulled out his

fingers moved again, typing out another message. “Are you serious about this woman? Can she handle the heat? Can your

one of flowers and promises. It was

the last incident—he had been shot in the heart. Only sheer instinct and careful planning had

reading at

phone buzzed. One new message

“She has no choice.”

for a beat, then chuckled, shaking his head. “Damn, he’s in deep,

here he was, tossing logic to the wind

did have