The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1661:

Suddenly, steady footsteps echoed from the entrance of the hotel, and all heads turned.

A man in a sharp black suit entered, with a dark tie knotted neatly at his collar. The shape of his Adam’s apple was just visible through the fabric.

There was something carved into his very posture. He had an aura of such unshakable authority that even a casual glance from him made people instinctively still.

He didn’t need to speak to command the room. His presence alone did it.

Then his gaze landed on Corrine. In an instant, the cold edge in his eyes melted into warmth.

“Have you been waiting long?” he asked softly.

Corrine didn’t hesitate. She slipped her hand into Nate’s, her cool fingers instantly wrapped in his warmth, the sensation spreading quietly through her chest.

“No, I just got here,” she responded softly.

her hand as they walked together into the

over the wedding gifts at the

car, stacks of cash, antiques—basically, everything one

member recording the gifts

and Nate entered. It seemed as if someone had pressed pause on the entire scene. For a moment, time itself seemed to

in from the entrance. People searched for words—yet even the

to speak to assert authority—his aura did that effortlessly.

Her beauty was bold and luminous, utterly different from the modest charm typically seen in the daughters of wealthy

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appeared delicate next to the man. Yet her presence was never overshadowed. Together, they embodied a rare harmony of strength and

and took her seat. That single act

mysterious and cherished granddaughter. It wasn’t difficult to guess who

marked only

now, with Nate and Corrine seated beside