The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1392:

“Aren’t you curious how you ended up here?” he asked, removing his glasses and cleaning them leisurely.

Corrine leaned back, her demeanor casual. “Curious? Hardly,” she scoffed. “I thought you would use more sophisticated methods, but it seems you prefer underhanded tactics.”

Being directly insulted by a woman did not sit well with any man, least of all Bryant.

His gaze cooled, yet his smile remained—a dangerous, snake-like grin, sinister and poised. However, he quickly masked his emotions and put his glasses back on.

“Now that we’ve reached this point, why pretend you’re in control?” he challenged. “If you were truly wise, would you find yourself here? If you’d heeded my advice earlier, you wouldn’t be in this predicament, would you?”

A spark of mirth lit Corrine’s eyes.

“Mr. Hopkins, your self-assurance is quite remarkable,” she retorted, her voice calm but dripping with sarcasm.

through Corrine as he tried

“Do you really think Nate will come

faint change was enough for Bryant

eyes twinkled with a smirk as he glanced at

there’s no way out this time,” he said, his voice deliberate, each word landing like a

remained silent, her brow

mind: Nate

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What had happened there?

related to the events in

in thought, she didn’t notice Bryant stand

the door, he paused, turned back, and shot Corrine a penetrating look, a fierce

not lost on Bryant. He remembered

room