The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1383:

No sooner had he crossed the threshold than Maddox, sprawled on a chair, smirked. “You two could’ve tried being a little quieter in there.”

Nate shot him a sidelong glance, sharp enough to silence a room. Meanwhile, Saul, Matias, and Mandy scrambled to hide their betting notes, clearly unprepared for his early arrival.

Matias jumped in with perfect timing. “Sir, the plane’s still waiting at the airport. Shall we head back now?”

Nate paused for a heartbeat, then answered coolly, “Let’s go.”

There were still loose ends in Lyhaton—problems he couldn’t leave unattended. At the very least, he needed to clean up the mess before Corrine returned.

“I do not understand what you are thinking,” Maddox remarked, lighting a cigarette and holding it casually between his fingers. He made a snide comment as he exhaled a plume of smoke. “Your injuries haven’t even healed properly, yet here you are, rushing off to comfort a woman. Since when did you start having a soft spot for them?”

or possessed an air of innocence, none had ever managed to catch his

not witnessed it himself. “Women can’t handle being spoiled. If you keep indulging her like this, you’ll regret it eventually,”

a problem with how I treat her?” Nate shot him a frosty

forward to flick his cigarette ash into the ashtray. “I’m just concerned you’ll end up creating a troublemaker, and

this the wisdom you gained after your girlfriend

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 gⱯ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫽𝖼𝗈𝗺

believe Nate had the audacity to throw that

so bitter?” Maddox asked, taking a deep drag from the cigarette that dangled from his lips, his gaze scrutinizing

his words. Saul, Matias, and Mandy didn’t

still dared to speak so boldly. He was the only one who could

sofa, gave Maddox a measured