The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1419:

“You two…”

Before Corrine could finish her sentence, Vulture and Kinsley blurted out in perfect unison, “It was an accident.”

Kinsley’s eyes flickered with unmistakable unease as she cast her gaze downward, trying to mask the sadness churning inside her. Vulture, completely oblivious to her inner turmoil, simply hung his head in embarrassed silence.

A knowing smile played at the corners of Corrine’s lips as she raised an eyebrow. “You two seem quite in sync this time.”

Her observation was met with complete silence from both.

Unable to bear the tension, Vulture grabbed a pack of cigarettes from the table and stood up. “I’m stepping out for a smoke. You two carry on.”

he left, Kinsley’s sharp eyes landed on the faint marks on Corrine’s neck. With a mischievous glint, she teased,

look that said it all. “And you still have the

patterns on the glass. “We all drank way too much last night,” she admitted with a mix of self-mockery and raw bitterness. “You heard him—he insisted it was just

eyes skeptically. “Is Vulture really okay with dismissing last night so

calling it an accident is probably for the best. Saves us from awkward encounters down the road. We’re

breath but couldn’t shake the dull

skillfully hidden her true feelings for Vulture, but last

had initiated the encounter or how they ended up

through the haze, one memory remained painfully clear—how Vulture had held her close and whispered,

the knife deeper in her heart. Kinsley closed her eyes slowly, struggling

preparing to leave for the office when her phone rang. Saul’s voice came through. “Miss Holland, could you do me

“What happened?” Corrine asked.