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—”

ring from a

Corrine and Nate turned toward the phone on the table. Corrine felt her breath catch when she saw the caller ID displaying “Mrs. Powell”

his dark eyes. He swallowed once, cast Corrine a meaningful glance, and reached for the

anything happens to your brother,

soften the sharp edge in Scarlette Powell’s voice. Every

dripped with a loathing that suggested Nate had committed some unforgivable

Brother…

Corrine never once heard that Nate

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from a place so cold it seemed carved

voice remained calm, the

as his mother. He never dares cross me. But you? 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