The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1557

Chapter 1557:

His gaze lingered on her rosy lips, his Adam’s apple bobbing beneath the taut skin of his throat.

In one fluid motion, he reached out, cupped the back of her head with surprising tenderness, leaned down, and captured her lips with his own, then gradually released her. “Instead of harboring all that resentment inside, why not unleash it on me? I’ve witnessed how merciless you can be with others.”

Corrine shot him a fierce look. “You know that’s with others!” With him, her resolve always crumbled to dust.

Hesitating, she lifted the whip in her hand. Then, she abruptly tossed it into Nate’s arms and pivoted to leave.

But Nate seized her wrist, drawing her into his embrace with unexpected force, and claimed her mouth once more.

abandoned all pretense of gentleness. It surged with primal, possessive hunger, trapping her between the cold wall and his burning chest, intensifying with each passing heartbeat as though he intended to consume

Corrine surrendered to his embrace, letting his

her cheeks blooming with a fevered blush—like a rose swaying amidst

knock shattered the moment, followed by Jules’ voice filtering through the door. “Corrine, are you in

here.” Fearing Jules might intrude, Corrine hastily fabricated an excuse. “I just finished showering.

with his

gullible? With Nate creating such an uproar at this ungodly hour,

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faded into silence, Corrine exhaled with relief. She turned to face Nate.

her waist possessively, his palms gliding deliberately down the curve of her spine until they settled at the small of her back.

relented. “Wait a moment.” With that, she turned

the room, Nate’s phone rang.