The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1624:

“Then tell them to continue.” Jonathan’s voice was low, resonant, final. “Let’s go. It’s time we paid an old friend a visit.” With that, he turned and strode back into the bar.

As the overhead lights flickered, shadows danced across his sharp features. A glint of menace shone through his refined eyes and elegant brows. He looked like a grim harbinger striding over a field of sun-bleached bones—a cold embodiment of death cloaked in velvet.

Bleacher shuddered. He had heard the words, but it was the tone beneath them that chilled him to the marrow.

Tonight would not end quietly. And the man locked in the cellar… who knew how much of the night he could survive?

Meanwhile, Corrine settled into the car seat and immediately sensed something was off.

Her eyes flicked to the man in the driver’s seat.

tension in the way he held the wheel—too tight,

of his hands stood out, his

“Nate,” she said

voice came out low

It was tight—the feeling in

for Nate’s hand. “But you’re not yourself right

from him like heat—a ticking time bomb barely restraining itself,

next favorite

slammed

her body straining against the seatbelt that

I…” Nate’s eyes softened with concern, his deep voice cracking with frustration

face between her palms. “You didn’t do anything