The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1620

Chapter 1620:

“Waldo, you are a lawyer. Do you not understand what it means to hit someone?” Jolene’s voice rang out, cold and clipped, simmering with a strange mix of fury and frustration. “I am talking to you! Answer me!”

A low scoff followed, bitter and defiant. “Jolene, do you really not know why I did it?”

Waldo’s voice cut through the tension like a blade. Had he not seen her being harassed, would he have charged in like that—without a word—and socked the guy in the face?

He had thrown himself into the middle of it, taken the hits like a fool, and now she was standing there, yelling at him? Women truly had hearts carved from stone.

They walked in silence, tension hanging in the air like a thick fog. Then, just a few steps ahead, Corrine appeared, her presence cutting through the atmosphere. Waldo froze in his tracks. Guilt and panic flickered behind his glasses like candlelight in a storm.

are you doing here?” His voice cracked slightly, and he instinctively raised a hand to

was something knowing in the way she spoke. “I saw

swept over him, taking in the bruises blooming across his skin, the cracked lens of his glasses barely

had

send him into dramatic fits. The idea of him picking a

gaze shifted to Jolene. “Tell

mumbled, “He

shown up at the bar tonight with a plan. Her aim had been clear—to lure that lecherous

Waldo, in his usual lack of timing, stormed

man had been stunned at first. Caught off guard. But once he snapped out of it, the tide turned

sometimes mistook for bravery—Waldo held his ground. He clenched his jaw and fought, even though

spread fast. Fearing the fight would