The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1477:

Corrine blinked, taken aback. She hadn’t expected Elva to be so forward.

“Then she clearly misjudged her target.”

Nate flicked her earring with an idle finger. “Why do you say that?”

“She’s offering something other men of your family would leap to accept. The position of Hopkins family head isn’t just powerful—it’s coveted. Many would’ve agreed to marry her without hesitation. But you’re not like them,” Corrine replied.

Her words weren’t flattery; they were truth, unvarnished and sincere.

Though she didn’t know how Nate had clawed his way to the top, the fact that he’d succeeded was proof enough—he had power, and he earned it on his own terms. That made Elva’s offer meaningless.

Nate’s smile deepened, rich with amusement. “So, in your eyes, I’m that extraordinary.”

her lips in

back with a frown.

“I’m just making sure

no words for that. She

night, she found

entanglement, she lay draped

on Nate’s chest had long since healed, but the scar it left behind was

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his Adam’s apple bobbing as his voice dropped to a hoarse murmur. “Are you

“Yes,” Corrine replied softly.

ear. “You’re making me want you