The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1421:

Reaching out, Nate took the hand Corrine had rested on his shoulder and asked, “Why did you come back?”

A flicker of hesitation passed through Corrine’s eyes before she answered evenly, “I forgot a document I needed.”

Nate nodded absently, pressing his lips to her hand. “I’ll pick you up after work.”

“Alright.” Corrine gave Nate’s hand a gentle squeeze and, with her free hand, softly traced the contours of his face. “Bryant said a lot to me that day. He even offered a deal—if I agree…”

to his terms, he promised to reveal everything he knows.”

“What else did he say?” Nate asked.

Studying his expression carefully, Corrine chose her next words with deliberate precision. “He also brought up a Mrs. Powell who—”

from a

phone on the table. Corrine felt her breath

a cold hardness settling over his dark eyes. He swallowed once, cast Corrine a meaningful glance, and

he answered, a harsh voice sliced through the receiver. “Nate, if anything happens to

edge in Scarlette Powell’s voice. Every word that came through felt like poison-tipped

a loathing that suggested

Brother…

Corrine never once heard

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like jagged ice, and his words surfaced from a place so cold it seemed carved out of winter

the

Have you ever once treated me as your real mother all these years? If I had known you’d turn

rage was unrelenting, each word a whip aimed at