The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1476:

She met his gaze head-on. “Would we have lived completely separate lives, passing each other without a glance? You with someone else. Me with someone else.”

At her words, something dark flickered behind Nate’s eyes. His gaze narrowed, sharp and unreadable. “Then tell me, who else do you want to be with?”

Nate curled an arm around Corrine’s waist, drawing her tightly into his embrace—there was affection in the gesture, but an unmistakable edge lingered beneath it, like a warning cloaked in tenderness.

Their proximity blurred the lines between breath and thought, their exhales mingling in the narrow space that remained.

Corrine rested her palms against his chest and tilted her chin upward, her gaze locking with his. “I haven’t given it much thought.” But really—who could predict the future with certainty?

with so many irreversible regrets or shadowed by sorrows that refused

glint in Nate’s eyes eased ever so

her waist loosened, fingers trailing downward to her lower

practiced grace. “Truthfully, Elva’s background and appearance do match yours. And for years, you’ve let the rumors of a marriage alliance between your family and hers run wild without saying a word. That silence was as

Moses believed Nate had accepted the

the outside world, Elva was destined to be

ga l no v

calm and steady, her eyes quietly demanding a

soft drizzle, Nate held an umbrella in one hand, Corrine’s hand in the other, as they walked side by side through the silvery mist. “Elva is, undeniably, a perfect match for a marriage alliance.”

gazebo and took a seat. Corrine absentmindedly tucked a loose strand of hair behind