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.

he came to say, and anything more felt like crossing a line. So he kept his thoughts to himself, masking them

Even

a stop outside Corrine’s hotel. She got out without another

as she walked into the lobby. Then, almost mechanically, he pulled out his

type to leave messages on read. Still, his fingers moved again, typing out another message. “Are you

Nate’s world wasn’t one of flowers and promises. It

been shot in the heart. Only sheer instinct and careful planning had kept him alive. Any slower,

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buzzed. One new message from

“She has no choice.”

the screen for a beat, then chuckled, shaking his head. “Damn, he’s

Nate—always calculating, always composed. And here he was, tossing logic to the wind for a

really did